Legal Opinion
Short v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 23, 1981No. F-79-355PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
On August 6, 1978, the appellant fatally shot his girlfriend in a tavern parking lot. The shooting occurred when the appellant unsuccessfully attempted to pull the female victim from the van of Jerry Conterez. At that point, he pulled a gun and shot the victim twice. The appellant was convicted of Murder in the First Degree and sentenced to life imprisonment, in McCurtain County District Court Case No. CRF-78-151.
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The relevant portion of 21 O.S.Supp.1980, § 701.7(A) provides:
“A person commits murder in the first degree when he unlawfully and with malice aforethought…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- United States v. Harawese Rhennae MooreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Billy Ray Adams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Chandler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1992
- Doyle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1989
- Wolfenbarger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Koonce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
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