Legal Opinion
Edwards v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided December 20, 1982No. F-81-340PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
Martin Shane Edwards was convicted of Manslaughter in the First Degree, in the District Court of Lincoln County, Case No. CRF-80-99. He now appeals the sentence imposed of life imprisonment.
On June 21, 1980, witnesses Jim Waddell and Dale Morris Clark held a party at their house in Meeker, Oklahoma, which lasted all night and into the next morning. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on June 22, 1980, Donald Ray Mounds, the victim, was being assisted by several witnesses in removing a motorcycle from his truck when he was stabbed once in the chest. Witness Dale Morris Clark…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- Maghe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Shockey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1974
- Morrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- BOSSE v. STATECourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015
- Palmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986
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