Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 7, 1999No. F-96-1560PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUBHAR, Vice Presiding Judge:
¶ 1 Curtis Lee Washington, hereinafter Appellant, was tried by jury and convicted of Murder in the first degree (21 O.S.1991, § 701.7(A)), in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CF-96-1023, the Honorable Leamon Freeman, District Judge, presiding. The jury recommended death after finding the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel,1 and the trial court sentenced Appellant accordingly. From this Judgment and Sentence, he appeals.2 After thorough consideration of the record before this Court, we find the combination of three serious errors in…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Hogan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2006
- Romano v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Walker v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010
- Lott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2004
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