Ussery v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
The appellant, Hank Lee Ussery, was convicted by a jury of the crime of First Degree Manslaughter in violation of 21 O.S.1981, § 711(2), in the District Court of Carter County in Case No. CRF-82-156 and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
During the spring of 1982, the appellant and the victim, James Gibson, were sharing living space at a motel in Ardmore, Oklahoma, while they sought employment as temporary laborers. On June 10, 1982, the *320victim, Gibson, while intoxicated, became involved in an argument with a married couple who were present at the motel. The appellant…
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