Legal Opinion
Odum v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 21, 1982No. F-79-713PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
Huey Don Odum was convicted of Murder in the First Degree in Bryan County District Court, Case No. CRF-79-713. In the second stage of the trial, pursuant to 21 O.S.1981, § 701.10, the jury assessed the death penalty.
On February 20, 1979, the victim, Robert Hosier, went to the Roadrunner Club in Durant, Oklahoma to collect an insurance premium from an employee of the club. While there the victim played pool with the defendant, Huey Don Odum and his brother Joe Odum. The defendant wanted to play pool for five dollars ($5.00) per game, but the victim refused. The Odum…
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