Jackson v. State

OPINION

LANE, Presiding Judge:

Appellant was convicted of First Degree Murder and sentenced to death after a two stage proceeding in Tillman County District Court, Case No. CRF-88-50. Appellant has raised a number of grounds which he claims warrant relief from this Court, however, we find that because one of the assertions of error requires the reversal of the conviction and a new trial, we need only consider that claim. The relevant facts of the case will be discussed as necessary in conjunction with the effect of the identified error on Appellant’s fundamental rights.

The problem which…