Legal Opinion
Willingham v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 15, 1997No. F-95-995PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
Appellant, Jackie Lee Willingham, was charged with first degree malice murder in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 701.7, in the district court of Comanche County, Case No. CRF-94-499. The State filed a Bill of Particulars alleging two aggravating circumstances. A jury trial was held before the Honorable Allen McCall, District Judge. The jury found Appellant guilty of first degree murder and found that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel.1 Appellant was sentenced to death. From this Judgment and Sentence Appellant has perfected his appeal.
I. FACTS
Sufficient evidence…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Michigan v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hopper v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Hooks v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Boyd v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Arthur Donnell Miller, Jr. v. Ron ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Bryson v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Shrum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
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