Menthen v. State

BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Thomas S. Menthen, hereinafter referred to as defendant, entered a plea of guilty in the District Court of Canadian County to the offense of Murder; his punishment was fixed at death by electrocution, and from said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

The records, on appeal, reflect that on the morning of August 30, 1969, the defendant drove to a house owned by one Jack Graham, and stated that he needed to use the telephone to call the police because he had found a dead body.

After using the telephone, he asked if he could wash his…