Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 29, 1979No. F-78-214PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRETT, Judge:
Appellant, Joe Johnson, Jr., was tried and convicted of Murder in the First Degree in a two-stage proceeding in the District Court, Seminole County. Punishment was assessed at life imprisonment, and from that judgment and sentence appellant has perfected this appeal.
On March 1, 1977, Undersheriff Gene Coats investigated an abused animal complaint, and during his investigation discovered the body of W. A. Woody Streater. The deceased had been shot in the chest by a 16 gauge shotgun slug. The appellant, was questioned in the early evening hours of April 29, 1977, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kitchens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973
- Bauhaus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Bills v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
- Riggle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
- Roberson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Campbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
- Glidewell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- TRYON v. STATECourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2018
- Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
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