Legal Opinion

Castro v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided October 6, 1987No. F-84-378PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PARKS, Judge:

John Walter Castro, Sr., the appellant, was convicted of Robbery With Firearms (21 O.S.Supp.1982, § 801), and First Degree Felony-Murder in the commission of Robbery With A Dangerous Weapon (21 O.S. 1981, § 701.7(B)). Appellant was tried by jury in Kay County District Court, Case No. CRF-83-130, before the Honorable Roger Mullins. The jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment for robbery, and a sentence of death for felony-murder. Judgment and sentence was imposed in accordance with the jury’s verdict. We affirm the sentence of death for felony-murder, and vacate…

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2Cases cited112 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by96 opinions

  1. Maynard v. CartwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Cargle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  3. Williamson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
  4. Battenfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
  5. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994

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