FRANKS v. STATE

No. F-78-75.

636 P.2d 361 (1981)

Alton Carol FRANKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ravitz, Asst. Public Defender, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Jan Eric Cartwright, Atty. Gen., Susan Talbot, Asst. Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, for appellee.


OPINION

BRETT, Presiding Judge:

The primary issue to be resolved in this case is whether the facts support a conviction for Murder in the First Degree under the felony-murder doctrine, statutorily enacted in Laws 1976, 1st Ex.Sess., ch. 1, § 1, now 21 O.S.Supp. 1980, § 701.7(B). The appellant was convicted in Oklahoma County District Court, their case no. CRF-77-3602, of First Degree Murder in January...

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