Curtis v. State

OPINION

PARKS, Judge:

The appellant, Willie Carl Curtis, was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Malice Aforethought Murder (21 O.S.1981, § 701.7(A)) in Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CRF-86-1809, before the Honorable Clifford E. Hopper, District Judge. The jury set punishment at life imprisonment. The trial court imposed judgment and sentence in accordance with the jury’s verdict. We affirm.

In his sole assignment, appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to show that the killing was done with malice aforethought. A person commits first degree murder by causing the death…