Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 10/21/1997

Hooper v. State

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947 P.2d 1090
1997 OK CR 64
68 O.B.A.J. 3623
1997 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 67
1997 WL 644633

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finding prosecutor’s theory of how victim died was not inflammatory speculation, but rather a reasonable inference from the evidence
finding prosecutor's theory of how victim died was not inflammatory speculation, but rather a reasonable inference from the evidence
argument that appellant was \an evil monster\ trying to kill victim, and that his eyes reflected \stone cold evil\ were proper comments based on evidence
Evidence supported a finding that Hooper shot Tonya because he sought to avoid arrest or prosecution for Cindy's murder. Cindy's murder, although contemporaneous in time and place, provided a sufficient predicate crime.
Evidence supported a finding that Hooper shot Tonya because he sought to avoid arrest or prosecution for Cindy’s murder. Cindy’s murder, although contemporaneous in time and place, provided a sufficient predicate crime.
where jury could conclude victims were together when killed and evidence sufficiently suggested murders were in close proximity, aggravating circumstance of great risk of death supported by the evidence in this case

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Judges: Chapel, Strubhar, Johnson, Lumpkin, Lane

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