Legal Opinion

Bechtel v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided July 1, 1987No. F-85-763PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRETT, Presiding Judge:

Donna Lee Bechtel, appellant, was tried by jury for the crime of Murder in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S.1981, § 701.7, in Case No. CRF-84-9550 in the District Court of Oklahoma County. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and set punishment at life imprisonment. The trial court sentenced the defendant in accordance with the jury’s verdict. From this judgment and sentence, the appellant appeals to this Court.

We deem it unnecessary to. recite the facts of this case inasmuch as the case must be reversed and remanded for a new trial.

The appellant raises…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Charles C. Randolph, D/B/A Hardens Fried Chicken v. Collectramatic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
  3. Chandler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. Sonnier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
  2. Conover v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1997
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2001
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
  5. Lockett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002

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