Legal Opinion

Powell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided September 15, 1995No. F-91-431PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STRUBHAR, Judge:

Dudley Allen Powell, Appellant, was tried by jury in the District Court of Garvin County, Case No. CRF-90-191, before the Honorable J. Kenneth Love, District Judge.1 Powell was convicted of Murder in the first degree (21 O.S.Supp.1989, § 701.7). The jury found two (2) aggravating circumstances2 and recommended death. The trial court sentenced Powell accordingly. From this Judgment and Sentence, he appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

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2Cases cited82 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Alvin Parker v. Ron ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  2. Spears v. MullinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  3. Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002
  4. Ledbetter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1997
  5. Hain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996

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