Legal Opinion
Dutton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 6, 1984No. F-79-337PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
Lonnie Joe Dutton was convicted by a jury of Murder in the First Degree in the District Court of Oklahoma County. The death penalty was imposed.
Dale Eugene Gray, the deceased, was gunned down after being robbed on January 2, 1979, while working in the Cottage Bar in Oklahoma City. His mother, Wanda Honeycutt, was also shot, but recovered and testified at appellant’s trial, identifying Dutton. On January 5, and January 11, 1979, appellant admitted to police officers that he shot both victims while his confederate, Carl Sheldon Morgan, waited in the car. He also gave…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by81 opinions
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