# Welch v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · October 5, 1998 · 69 O.B.A.J. 3369

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9631541

## Case

- **Full name:** Gary Roland WELCH, Appellant, v. STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
- **Decided:** October 5, 1998
- **Citations:** 69 O.B.A.J. 3369; 968 P.2d 1231; 1998 OK CR 54; 1998 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 52; 1998 WL 720136
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Strubhar
- **Judges:** Lumpkin, Johnson, Chapel, Strubhar, Lane
- **Cited by:** 25 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

STRUBHAR, Vice Presiding Judge,
Concur in Results:
¶ 1 I concur in results by reason of stare decisis. I continue to believe that a trial court should provide a meaningful answer to questions from a jury when they ask about the meaning of life without parole.
¶ 2 In addition, although harmless, I believe it error to have given Instruction No. 11 which is not a uniform (OUJI-CR) instruction.

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