Legal Opinion
Brecheen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 29, 1992No. PC-89-183PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANE, Presiding Judge:
Petitioner, Robert A. Brecheen, was convicted of Murder in the First Degree and Burglary in the First Degree in the District Court of Carter County, Case No. CRF-83-127. The crimes occurred when Petitioner was discovered .during his burglary of the Ardmore home of Marie and Hilton Stubbs. The prosecution contended that the crimes were in retaliation for Mr. Stubbs’ refusal to lend money to Petitioner. Petitioner claimed that he was forced to commit the crimes by an unidentified black man. Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Petitioner was sentenced to death for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1992
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- Berget v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- Childress v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000
- Romano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
- Childress v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000
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