Legal Opinion

James v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided November 13, 1981No. F-79-270PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRETT, Presiding Judge:

The appellant is before this Court on an appeal from his conviction of Murder in the First Degree and a sentence of life imprisonment, in Oklahoma County District Court Case No. CRF-78-2472.

On the evening of February 4, 1978, Lovena G. Rieger was killed by a .22 caliber gunshot wound to the head while working at a Russell Stover Candy Store in Oklahoma City. The fatal injury occurred during the course of an attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, perpetrated by the appellant, Donald Johnson, and Gerald Fisher.

Conflicting testimony was presented regarding the…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. People v. TaggartSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  4. Wells v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Schad v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. People v. DillonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
  4. State v. BootsOregon Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Williamson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991

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