# Nash v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · July 25, 1984 · 685 P.2d 972

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9627469

## Case

- **Full name:** Brenda Joyce NASH, A/K/A Brenda Joyce Collier, Appellant, v. the STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
- **Decided:** July 25, 1984
- **Citations:** 685 P.2d 972; 1984 OK CR 78; 1984 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 190
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Parks
- **Judges:** Bussey, Parks, Brett
- **Cited by:** 7 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PARKS, Judge,
specially concuring:
With regard to appellant’s second assignment of error, I believe an instruction more closely mirroring the statute would be the better practice. Rather than tell the jury, “punishment is not to be considered by you at this stage of the proceeding,” an instruction that, “at this point, punishment shall not be determined,” will have less chance of prejudicing the defendant. Even so, I cannot say that in this case appellant suffered such prejudice to require reversal.
I concur in the court’s opinion in all other respects.

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