Spence v. State

LEWIS, Judge.

SUMMARY OPINION

¶ 1 Jerry David Spence, Jr., Appellant, was tried by jury and convicted of murder in the first degree, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2004, § 701.7(A), in Cleveland County District Court, Case No. CF-2003-1494. The jury sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment. The Honorable William C. Hetherington, District Judge, pronounced judgment accordingly. Mr. Spence appeals.

FACTS

¶ 2 The nature of this case makes a recitation of the trial evidence unnecessary. At the close of Appellant’s murder trial, the District Court found sufficient evidence of killing in a heat of passion…