Legal Opinion

Justus v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided September 17, 1975No. F-74-713PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUSSEY, Judge:

Appellant, Allen Clayburn Justus, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried and convicted in the District Court, Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-73-3180, for the offense of Murder in the First Degree, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp. 1974, § 701.1, ¶ 2. In accordance with the provisions of 21 O.S.Supp. 1974, § 701.3, the defendant was thereafter sentenced to suffer death, and from said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

At the trial, Phillip Eugene Keen, M.D., a medical examiner for the State, testified that he examined the body of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Hayes v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
  3. Collins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  5. Bias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

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