Legal Opinion

Matter of Sanders

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 16, 1977No. J-77-281, J-77-282PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRETT, Judge:

Appellant, Billy Ray Sanders and James Otis Dodson, appeal from an order of the Tulsa County District Court, Juvenile Division, Joe Jennings, Judge, certifying them to stand trial as adults for criminal prosecution for the alleged offense of Murder in the Second Degree. The two appeals are joined under Rule No. 2.5 of the Rules of this Court.

As was stated in J.T.P. v. State, Okl.Cr., 544 P.2d 1270 (1975), and in the cases following, in order to certify juveniles to stand trial as adults, the juvenile judge must make two findings of fact. First, the judge must find that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. J. T. P v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
  3. Calhoon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
  4. Bias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  5. Purnell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Berryhill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  2. In re G. L. W.Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
  3. McKeever v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. In Matter of GlwCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978

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