Legal Opinion
Pickens v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided November 14, 1994No. F-90-1297PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAPEL, Judge:
Darrin Lynn Pickens was tried by jury in the District Court of Creek County in Case No. CRF-90-66 before the Honorable Donald D. Thompson. He was convicted of First Degree Murder in violation of 21 O.S.1981, § 701.7, Feloniously Carrying a Firearm (21 O.S.1981, § 1283) and Robbery With Firearms After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies (21 O.S.1981, § 801). The jury found that 1) the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel; 2) Pickens had previously been convicted of felonies involving violence; 3) Pickens committed the murder for the purpose of avoiding…
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