DUNKLE v. STATE

No. F-2004-621.

139 P.3d 228 (2006)

2006 OK CR 29

Laura L. DUNKLE, Appellant v. STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

July 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Smith, Norman, OK, attorney for defendant at trial.

Lesley March, Assistant District Attorney, Robert E. Christian, District Attorney, Chickasha, OK, attorney for the State at trial.

Jamie D. Pybas, Appellate Defense Counsel, Norman, OK, attorney for appellant on appeal.

W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, Donald D. Self, Assistant Attorney General, Oklahoma City, OK, attorneys for appellee on appeal.


OPINION

CHAPEL, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Laura L. Dunkle was tried by jury and convicted of First-Degree Murder, under 21 O.S.2001, § 701.7, in Grady County, Case No. CF-2003-147. In accordance with the jury's recommendation, the Honorable Richard G. Van Dyck sentenced Dunkle to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Dunkle appeals her conviction and her sentence.

¶ 2 Gary Benton White, age 46, was killed by a single...

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