Opinion

Wright v. State

  • 531 P.2d 696
  • 1975 OK CR 20
  • 1975 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 287
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Filed
Jan 21, 1975
Status
Published
Author
Brett
On the bench
Bussey, Bliss, Brett
Cited by
15 cases

The opinion

BRETT, Judge

(concurring in part and dissenting in part).

I concur that it was within the province of the jury to find defendant guilty of the charge, but I dissent to the use of defendant’s former conviction sustained when he was seventeen years of age, and I believe the punishment is excessive. I reiterate my position with respect to Lamb v. Brown, supra, in that I believe that decision went to the jurisdiction of juvenile matters and therefore I believe it should be construed to be fully retroactive. Likewise, it shocks my conscience to impose a sentence of ninety-nine (99) years imprisonment on the facts presented in this case.

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