Legal Opinion
Riggle v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 31, 1978No. F-77-422 and F-77-423PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
The appellants, Velma Riggle and Terry Cotten, hereinafter referred to as defendants, where charged with Murder in the First Degree, in the District Court, Atoka County, Case No. CRF-7622. The information was subsequently amended to reflect a charge of Murder in the Second Degree, in violation of 210.S.Supp.l975, § 701.2. The defendants were jointly tried before a jury, found guilty, and sentenced pursuant to 21 O.S.Supp.1975, § 701.4, to serve from ten (10) years to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary. Defendants have perfected timely appeals which have been…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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