Franks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRETT, Presiding Judge:
The primary issue to be resolved in this case is whether the facts support a conviction for Murder in the First Degree under the felony-murder doctrine, statutorily enacted in Laws 1976, 1st Ex.Sess., ch. 1, § 1, now 21 O.S.Supp.1980, § 701.7(B). The appellant was convicted in Oklahoma County District Court, their case no. CRF — 77-3602, of First Degree Murder in January of 1978. A sentence of death was returned by the jury and imposed by the Honorable Harold C. Theus in February of 1978, after a finding of the following aggravating circumstances: that he had…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Oxendine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958
- Dodson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Cody v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
- Wade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
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