Legal Opinion
Morris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided March 11, 1980No. F-78-695PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Presiding Judge:
The appellant, Bobby Dean Morris, appeals from a conviction of Murder in the First Degree in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Case No. CRF-77-1492. A jury trial was waived on punishment, and the court imposed a life sentence.
The homicide arose out of two altercations involving the intoxicated appellant and scuffling patrons in a Tulsa tavern, the Magician’s Theater, on the night of June 14, 1977. In the first disturbance a fruit knife was forcibly removed from the appellant’s hand, and he was expelled from the premises. He was described as “wild,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
- Little v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- Brinlee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Chester v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
- McKee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Campbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
- Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- Sartin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
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