Legal Opinion

Boltz v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided January 7, 1991No. F-84-765PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge:

John A. Boltz, appellant, was tried by jury for the crime of Murder in the First Degree in the District Court of Pottawatomie County, Case No. CRF-84-97. Appellant was represented by counsel. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and sentenced appellant to death. The trial court sentenced appellant accordingly. From this judgment and sentence, appellant appeals.

On April 18, 1984, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Shawnee Police Department received a call from the appellant’s wife, Pat Kirby. Ms. Kirby informed the police that she was at her mother’s house and that…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by84 opinions

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  4. Pickens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
  5. Woodruff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993

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