Henderson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
The appellant, Harold Henderson, Jr., received a sentence of life imprisonment upon conviction in the District Court of Oklahoma County of Murder in the First Degree.
On April 20,1981, an argument and fight ensued between the appellant and the victim, Johnnie Dawkins, after the victim returned home and found the appellant there with his wife, Catherine. Evidence showed that the men fought in the house, then moved outside where the appellant wrestled the victim to the ground and began to cut him on the head and face. The victim managed to free himself and ran toward a…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. PikeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
- Lavicky v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
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