Ward v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
The appellant was convicted of Pointing a Firearm in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CRF-78-2150. A sentence of seven (7) years was imposed.
The conviction stems from a well-publicized incident occurring during the 1978 gubernatorial primary campaign. On August 22nd of that year, then Attorney General Larry Derryberry was present at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to participate in a watch party for his bid to be nominated as a candidate for the Governor of Oklahoma. As candidate Derryberry was preparing to leave the Mayo Hotel to meet other commitments in…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
- Hunt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979
- Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
- People v. ScottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986
- Hager v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- State v. HaworthCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2012
- Hawkes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
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