Legal Opinion
Ledbetter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided February 21, 1997No. F-94-640PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUMPKIN, Judge:
Appellant Andrew Thomas Ledbetter was tried by a jury in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-93-1819, and convicted of Murder in the First Degree (21 O.S.1991, § 701.7(A)). The prosecution sought the death penalty, alleging (1) The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel (21 O.S.1991, § 701.12(4)) and (2) there existed a probability the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to society (21 O.S.1991, § 701.12(7)). The jury found the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel but did not find…
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