Phelps v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Presiding Judge:
Carious Glen Phelps, appellant, has appealed his conviction of Murder in the First Degree and his sentence of death. The charge against the appellant stemmed from the disappearance of 11-year-old Sally Battles in Perry, Oklahoma, on April 2, 1975. On April 25, her body was found in the appellant’s garage. A subsequent search of the appellant’s garage and home resulted in the discovery of most of the victim’s clothing and other items of evidence.
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The appellant was charged under 21 O.S.Supp.1973, § 701.1(2) and (9),1 which was repealed by Laws 1976, 1st Ex.Sess.,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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