Legal Opinion
Bernard v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 17, 1975No. F-74-245PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRETT, Presiding Judge:
Appellant, Sam Bernard, Jr., hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried and convicted in the District Court, Tulsa County, Case No. CRF-71-2175, for the offense of Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.1971, § 701, the statute in effect prior to the enactment of 21 O.S.Supp.1973, § 701.1, et seq. His punishment was fixed at Life imprisonment at hard labor. From said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.
On the evening of November 12, 1971, Theophilus Scoggins, a Tulsa storekeeper, was shot while working in his grocery…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Fry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Lovell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
- Hilyard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Igo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hutcheson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
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