Lucas v. State

BUSSEY, Judge.

Appellant, Patrick Jay Lucas, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged and tried in the District Court of Muskogee County, Case No. CRF-72-29, with the offense of Murder. He was found guilty of Manslaughter in the First Degree and punishment fixed at thirty (30) years imprisonment. From said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

At the trial, Roy Hall testified that on the evening of January 12, 1972, he and Jake Bowers went to a basketball game in Summit, Oklahoma, and from there to a cafe bar, arriving at approximately 10:00 p.m. At…