Legal Opinion

O'BRYAN v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 3, 1994No. F-90-0328PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY OPINION

STRUBHAR, Judge:

This case involves the murder of Robert Adams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on August 3, 1988. Appellant, Melissa Louise O’Bryan, was convicted of Murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment by a jury. 21 O.S.Supp.1982, § 701.7(A) and 21 O.S.Supp.1987, § 701.9. Appellant raises three issues on appeal challenging her conviction.

I. The evidence is insufficient to support the verdict of First-Degree Murder;

II. The trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of First-Degree Manslaughter, despite Appellant’s request…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Spaziano v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
  3. Rowland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
  4. Rumbo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Shrum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
  2. State v. HaanioHawaii Supreme Court · 2001
  3. McHam v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2005
  4. Childress v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000
  5. Ballard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2001

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