Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 9, 1983No. F-78-140, F-78-141PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1190OPINION
POWERS, Special Judge:
The appellant was convicted of Murder in the First Degree and sentenced to death in Oklahoma County cases no. CRF-77-2905 and 2906. The jury assessed the death sentence after finding the following three (3) aggravating circumstances in each case: that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel; the defendant was previously convicted of a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person; the defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person. On March 16, 1978, the Honorable David M. Cook imposed the judgments and…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by112 opinions
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- Cartwright v. MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
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