Legal Opinion
Hampton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 6, 1965No. A-13638PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIX, Judge.
Plaintiff in Error, James Dwain Hampton, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was found guilty of the charge of Murder in the District Court of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, and sentenced to Life Imprisonment. From that judgment and sentence he has perfected his appeal to this Court alleging two contentions of error.
This charge of murder arose from the shooting of a tavern owner during an armed robbery. The evidence presented by the State establishes that the defendant and another man, Clarence Taylor, entered Kay’s Tavern at Snyder, Oklahoma, on the night of February 25, 1964. They…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fritz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
- Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- Music v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1964
- Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1939
- Howington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
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3Cited by15 opinions
- James Dwain Hampton v. The State of Oklahoma and Ray H. Page, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Carson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1974
- Lung v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1966
- Pettigrew v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
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