Fisher v. State

OPINION

BRETT, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Florence Fisher, Jr., was tried by jury in the Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CRF-84-3763, and convicted of Murder in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S.1981, § 701.7. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment in accordance with the jury’s recommendation. From this judgment and sentence, appellant has perfected a timely appeal to this Court.

On October 3, 1984, appellant shot and killed Ford Byrd. The testimony at trial was conflicting and in essence became a swearing match between appellant and his ex-wife, Stella Fisher. Appellant…