Legal Opinion

Morgan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided September 13, 1977No. J-77-407PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

The appellant, Jonathan Morgan, a juvenile, appeals from an order of the Juvenile Division of the District Court, Cherokee County, Case No. JUV-77-14, waiving jurisdiction over him and empowering the State to prosecute him as an adult for the crime of Murder in the First Degree.

The evidence presented at the hearing was that on March 26, 1977, at approximately 6:00 p. m., Mr. Virgle Potts, 83 years of age, was watching the evening news in his home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, when a youth with long hair dragged Mrs. Potts, struggling, into the room from the back part of the house. The youth…

3Cases cited20 opinions

  1. J. T. P v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
  2. Calhoon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
  4. McAllister v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
  5. Towery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917

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4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Romano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  2. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  3. Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
  4. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  5. Matter of M.W.N.Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979

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