Legal Opinion
Clark v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 4, 1977No. F-76-318PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
Appellants, Algin William Clark, Jr., and Herman Tracy Clark, hereinafter referred to as the defendants, were charged in the District Court, Beckham County, Case No. CRF-75-51, for the crime of Murder in the First Degree, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp. 1974, § 701.1 ¶ 2. They were convicted by the jury and sentenced to death, the mandatory punishment in effect at the time. From said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court. We would preface the body of this opinion with a notation that the defendants are currently serving a life sentence in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roberts v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Riggs v. BranchCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Chaney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Irvin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Eddings v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Cloman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Franks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
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