Crumley v. State

OPINION

LANE, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Curtis Gene Crumley, was convicted of First Degree Murder after a trial by jury in Atoka County District Court, Case No. CRF-89-25. Although the death penalty was sought by the State, the jury recommended that Appellant be sentenced to life in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The trial court sentenced accordingly. That judgment and sentence is the subject of the present appeal. Appellant claims that he is entitled to relief from this Court for the following reasons; the prosecutor’s decision to seek the death penalty prevented him…