Legal Opinion
Cowles v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 28, 1981No. F-78-654PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRETT, Presiding Judge:
On January 22, 1978, Richard Land was shot and killed in a motel room in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Donna Aletta Cowles was accused of the killing and charged with Murder in the First Degree, in Tulsa County Case No. CRF-78-183. A jury found her guilty of Murder in the Second Degree. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. The facts of the case will be developed as they are pertinent to the issues raised on appeal.
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The first issue raised is the sufficiency of the evidence. The thrust of the appellant’s argument, however, is aimed solely at the testimony of Lucinda…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Reeves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979
- Bryant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
- Wampler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
3Cited by13 opinions
- Mahorney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- Capps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
- Coulter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Spees v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
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