Tucker v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
Cecil Wayne Tucker was convicted by a jury of Murder in the Second Degree in the District Court of McCurtain County. Punishment was assessed at twenty (20) years’ imprisonment.
On November 11, 1980, five-month-old Hope Marie Porter died from injuries allegedly inflicted by Tucker. The record suggests that he battered the baby over a two-day period by striking her with his fists and hands and by deliberately dropping her to the floor. The autopsy revealed that she died as a result of injuries to her head and several organs. The exam ining doctor testified the injuries were…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nealy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
- Massie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
- Rea v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Fiorot v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- Stowe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1964
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1989
- Tobler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1989
- Gilson v. SirmonsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
- West v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988
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