Legal Opinion
Summers v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 30, 1985No. F-83-529PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
Thomas Glen Summers was convicted in Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CRF-82-3273, of Burglary in the First Degree, After Former Conviction of a Felony, and was sentenced to twenty-five (25) years in prison. The conviction arose out of the early morning burglary of the Tulsa residence of a young woman and her two small children. We affirm.
Appellant first contends that the trial judge erred in refusing to declare a mistrial at voir dire due to repeated attempts by the prosecutor to define “reasonable doubt.” It is error for the trial court or the prosecutor to attempt…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bobby Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Kennedy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
- Underwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
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3Cited by13 opinions
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