Bowie v. State

OPINION

LANE, Judge:

Appellant, Benito Jerome Bowie, was convicted of First Degree Murder in the District Court of OHahoma County, Case No. CRF-87-6621, the Honorable Joe Cannon presiding. Following a two stage proceeding, the jury found three aggravating circumstances and sentenced Appellant to death. He has brought the instant appeal challenging both the conviction and the sentence. Because error exists which requires vacation and remand of the sentencing portion of the trial, we will address only the allegations with respect to the first stage of the trial and the determinative proposition…