Spence v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
BRETT, Judge.
This is an appeal by James Spence from a second conviction for the murder of Ruth Zimmerman, committed in Comanche County, Oklahoma on March 31, 1958. The case was originally brought by information against Spence and Eddie Oxendine as accomplices on which a trial was held in the District Court of Comanche County, Oklahoma. A conviction was obtained affixing the death penalty. From that conviction an appeal was taken in which we reversed and remanded the case for a new trial. Oxendine and Spence v. State, Okl.Cr., 335 P.2d 940. Thereafter the defendants applied for a severance…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Oxendine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958
- Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- Berry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
- State v. ParrSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Chaney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Eddings v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Pickens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
- Grizzle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Stevenson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
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