Watts v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
BUSSEY, Presiding Judge.
Michael Wayne Watts, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged in the District Court of Oklahoma County with the offense of Murder. He entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, wherein the court ordered a trial by jury to determine the present sanity of the defendant to stand trial. The jury returned a verdict finding him sane. He was then tried before a jury who found him guilty of Murder, and assessed his punishment at death, and from said judgment and sentence, he appeals.
The evidence adduced at the trial revealed that on November IS, 1968, Eva…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Cody v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
- Schaumberg v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1967
- Townley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- Bean v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Stout v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
- Duvall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
- Knighton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
- Vavra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
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