Legal Opinion
Carolina v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 2, 1974No. F-73-122PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
Appellant, Ray Charles Carolina, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged in the District Court, Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-72-1881, with the offense of Murder. Lawrence Lee Breedlove, Karrole Donnie Wayne Draper and Wayne Glover were charged conjointly with him. On December 11, 1972, defendants Carolina, Breedlove and Draper were tried and found guilty of the murder of Howard Siler, with the jury imposing the death penalty on all three defendants. On March 14, 1973, this Court commuted all three sentences to life imprisonment in line with the United States…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
- Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977