Legal Opinion
Dennis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided March 2, 1977No. F-76-402PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLISS, Judge:
Appellant, Claude Eugene Dennis, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged in the District Court, Stephens County, Case No. CRF — 75-50, with the crime of Murder in the First Degree. The case was tried before a jury. A verdict of guilty of First Degree Manslaughter was returned. Punishment was set at fifty (50) years’ imprisonment. From said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.
For the purpose of brevity, we will merely summarize the evidence presented at trial.
On January 31, 1975, the bodies of John Witt and Mary Littrell were…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States Ex Rel. Smith v. BaldiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- State v. RushSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Castro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1992
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