Legal Opinion
Wishon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 24, 1976No. F-75-360PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
Appellant, Frederick Hamilton Wishon, hereinafter referred to as defendant, along with Sammy Duane Williams, was jointly charged and tried in the District Court, Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-74-912, for the offense of First Degree Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1973, § 701.1, ¶ 9. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged but acquitted his co-defendant. In accordance with the provisions of 21 O.S.Supp.1973, § 701.3, the defendant was thereafter sentenced to suffer death, and from said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.
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2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979
- Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979
- Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979
- Wishon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977