Legal Opinion
Hayes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 11, 1956No. A-12225PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, Judge.
This is a companion case to Fields v. State, Okl.Cr., 284 P.2d 442, decided by this court May 18, 1955. The plaintiff in error, Lorenzo Alphonso Hayes, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was jointly charged with Ernest Fields with the murder of Vol Dale Royster. A severance was granted, Fields was tried first, convicted and assessed the death penalty, but this court modified the sentence to life imprisonment. Herein the defendant was also convicted, was sentenced to life imprisonment, and the case is now here on appeal.
The record discloses that some time prior to the crime…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Toms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1952
- Fry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Bilton v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Castleberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1974
- Gillespie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- Disheroon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- French v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1966
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