Legal Opinion

Boutwell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided February 8, 1983PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNISH, Judge:

John Kenneth Boutwell was tried and convicted by jury in Oklahoma County District Court for First Degree Murder. The jury, which recommended imposition of the death sentence, found that three statutory aggravating circumstances were present: (1) that the defendant committed the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration or employed another to commit the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration; (2) that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel; and (3) that the murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by103 opinions

  1. Stouffer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
  2. State v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  3. Robison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
  4. Romano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  5. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986

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