Sullinger v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
Michael David Sullinger was convicted of Felony-Murder in the Second Degree in Cleveland County District Court. Punishment of ten (10) years’ imprisonment was imposed.
The felony murder charge was predicated upon the theory that the homicide occurred during appellant’s commission of Aggravated Assault and Battery on a Corrections Officer. 21 O.S.1981, § 650. Appellant asserts as his first proposition of error that the trial court committed reversible error in submitting the felony murder theory to the jury. We agree.
In order for the taking of human life in the commission…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. MattisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Tarter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
- People v. TaylorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Jewell v. Territory of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1896
- Ensley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Barnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- State v. McCannCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
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