Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided August 15, 1977No. F-76-279PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRETT, Judge:
Appellant, James Wadell Washington, also known as Ernest Eugene Harper, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged in the District Court, Tulsa County, Case No. CRF-75-2445, with Murder in the First Degree, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp. 1973, § 701.1(8). Upon trial by jury conviction was obtained which carried the mandatory death penalty. From said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.
The evidence adduced at trial can be summarized as follows. On the morning of October 14, 1975, a Tulsa police officer arrived at 2001 N. Trenton in…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977