Provo v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, William McKinley Provo, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged in the District Court, Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-75-130, with the offense of Murder in the First Degree, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1973, § 701.1. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to death. From said judgment and sentence, defendant has perfected an appeal to this Court.

The State’s evidence showed that on January 8, 1975, a jewelry store in Oklahoma City was robbed. The owner was severely beaten and died several days later from head injuries. Defendant was arrested…