Legal Opinion
Battenfield v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 18, 1991No. F-85-195PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARKS, Judge:
Billy Ray Battenfield, appellant, was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Malice Aforethought Murder (21 O.S.1981, § 701.7(A)), in Wagoner County District Court Case No. CRF-84-73, before the Honorable William Bliss, District Judge. The jury set punishment at death after finding that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel and that appellant constituted a continuing threat to society. From this Judgment and Sentence, appellant appeals.
Codefendant Melvin James Battiest was tried separately for First Degree Murder, convicted, and sentenced to life…
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