Legal Opinion
Knighton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 8, 1996No. F-90-1326PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANE, Judge:
Robert Wesley Knighton, appellant, was tried by jury and convicted of two counts of Murder in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S.1981, § 701.7 in Noble County District Court Case No. CRF-90-1. Following the second-stage proceeding the jury found three aggravating factors: the defendant was previously convicted of felonies involving the use or threat of violence to the person; the defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person, and there exists the probability that the defendant would commit future criminal acts of violence that would…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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