Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided August 14, 1997No. F-95-0534PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAPEL, Presiding Judge:
Edward William Allen, Jr. was tried by a jury in Texas County District Court, Case No. CRF-93-184, and convicted of First Degree Malice Aforethought Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 701.7. After the jury found Allen guilty of murder, his case proceeded to the capital sentencing phase of trial. The jury found Allen posed a eontinu-ing threat to society1 and sentenced him to death. In accordance with the jury verdict, the Honorable George H. Leach imposed the death penalty. Allen appealed his conviction and death sentence to this Court.
On November 7, 1993,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. Samuel BuchbinderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Morgan v. District Court of Woodward CountyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1992
3Cited by7 opinions
- Rojem v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2006
- Short v. SirmonsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1998
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1997
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002
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