DAWSON v. STATE

No. F-80-700.

647 P.2d 447 (1982)

Johnny Clifton DAWSON, Sr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

June 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Keel, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Jan Eric Cartwright, Atty. Gen., Susan Talbot, Chief, Appellate Crim. Div., Asst. Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, for appellee.


OPINION

CORNISH, Judge:

Johnny Clifton Dawson, Sr., was charged and convicted of Murder in the Second Degree in the District Court of Oklahoma County and sentenced to ten (10) years' imprisonment.

Evidence presented at trial showed that the appellant and the deceased were intoxicated as a result of drinking substantial amounts of beer and whiskey over an extended period of time. During the evening the appellant...

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