Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
The extraordinary circumstances of this case require that it be reversed and remanded for a new trial. The pertinent facts are as follows:
On Sunday, October 8, 1978, the appellant, Lena Smith, drove her automobile into a Sav-Go gasoline station in Yukon and commenced honking her horn until someone came out of the building to her car. The appellant instructed that person to call an ambulance. It was subsequently discovered that the passengers in the appellant’s car, her two young granddaughters, had been gravely wounded by gunshots. One of the children was killed by a .44…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re HallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Kelsey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Hudman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Ritchie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Hale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988
- Barnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
- Newbury v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
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