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Castro v. State
814 P.2d 158
Okla. Crim. App.
1991
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*1 suspended said /s/Ed Parks sen- fying the revocation Judge ED presented the court at tence is twenty purpose held for that within be A. /s/Charles Johnson (20) Be- days the date arrest.” after JOHNSON, Judge CHARLES A. statutory language, absent cause of this defendant, find the valid waiver applies (20) from the time

twenty day rule and detained on person is arrested suspended revoke a

State’s person

sentence, regardless of fact the other already custody on

charges. CASTRO, Sr., Petitioner, appear from the record

It does John Walter arrest Court that warrant of before this application to revoke upon the was issued Oklahoma, Respondent. The STATE of suspended This is Appellant’s sentence. already in Appellant probably because was No. PC-89-571. charges. an custody other Oklahoma. by Appellant in the appearance was made 9,1990, January pursuant Court on District July application at revocation the State’s Appellant. set which time bond 9, 1990,

Therefore, con January would be Appellant restrained the date

sidered and, application; revocation

on the State’s would retain

the District Court (20) twenty days from matter for hearing on As the the revocation

this date. suspended was not Appellant’s sentence 3, 1990, July the record

held until and

before this Court does reflect waiver (20) day Appel rule twenty

lant, longer no retained the District Court

jurisdiction Appellant this matter. THEREFORE THE ORDER OF

IT IS vote, COURT, by a five to zero

THIS be, should judgement is, hereby and REMAND- REVERSED appli-

ED instructions to DISMISS suspended sen- Appellant’s

cation to revoke lack of No. CRF-80-116 for

tence Case

jurisdiction.

IT ORDERED. IS SO THE AND OUR HANDS

WITNESS

SEAL THIS COURT. OF F. Lane

/s/James LANE, Presiding Judge F.

JAMES Lumpkin

/s/Gary L. Presiding L.

GARY

Judge

/s/Tom Brett BRETT, Judge

TOM

159 Gen., B. Henry, Atty. Wellon Robert H. Gen., Poe, Atty. City, for Asst. Oklahoma respondent.

OPINION LANE, Presiding Judge: Sr., Petitioner, Castro, John Walter post- on an for before the Court for conviction relief. Petitioner was tried Pappan, of felony-murder Rhonda manager a restaurant in Ponca of fast-food Hobo-T’s, City called stabbed whom robbing death the course of restau rant. Petitioner sentenced death Court, Kay Case No. County District CRF- This Court affirmed the death sen 83-130. (Okl. State, P.2d tence v. 745 394 Castro Cr.1987), for petition and denied the rehear State, 749 1146 Castro U.S. t. denied 485 cer Petition S.Ct. asking er is review now validity sentence for of his conviction and the third time. proposi nine petitioner raises Four of these were

tions of error. appeal petition for re raised on direct or hearing by res and are therefore barred 693 P.2d judicata. Coleman 1981, 1086; (Okl.Cr.1984),22 O.S. could propositions four have been of appeal2, are therefore raised on direct waived. See Smith Al (Okl.Cr.1976), 1086. petitioner’s though find that two we arguments regarding the waived, will them, explain why they Braden, do not Appellate Asst. Public address Scott W. Defender, jurisdictional Norman, petitioner. raise issues as for (district (unconstitutional Propositions Propositions 2. III denial of competent psy- expert by failing post-examination compe- funds for assistance and a to conduct (death expert), must IV tency (petitioner deprived chiatric hearing), II unsup- jury improperly for included vacated ported being by fair trial tried without "heinous, aggravating factor atrocious competency), (prosecutor VIII violated sentence), (re- determining VI and cruel” in weighing Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of federal aggravating Court of factors telling they jury were constitution (trial unconstitutional), VII (district petitioner), IX court sentencers of federal and state constitutions court violated Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments violated ruling report prepared peti- pre-sentence by failing to instruct federal constitution plea guilty, had which was tioner entered capital presumption life in there exists withdrawn, in the was inadmissible second later case). sought stage to introduce trial and evidence) mitigating appeal were raised on it as petition rehearing. or on the fact that the based his petition address the

argues. will also argues at the time he filed his in which he Court had proposition er’s fifth Clemons; granted certiorari this Court brief *3 (12) days to affirm a death in order was handed down twelve circumstances decision aggravat Following more of the penalty after one or was filed. Clem- after his brief weighed by the argument. circumstances reject ons Although the invalid. determined court denial of the We affirm the district previously, this issue petitioner has raised post-conviction petitioner’s application for the law this area development relief. Supreme Court Clem the United States 738, 110 S.Ct. Mississippi, 494 U.S. ons v.

1441, our LUMPKIN, Y.P.J., warrants in result. concurs reconsideration. JJ., BRETT and concur. any petitioner does not cite The support argument his authority to JOHNSON, J., recuses. jurisdiction of a criminal court loses district to a defendant’s question as matter when Presiding Judge, The trial is raised. to stand concurring in results. ques provided that legislature has when results reached I concur present competen tion as to a defendant’s However, disagree in this case. Court raised, the criminal cy to stand trial analysis of the issue of the Court’s suspended pending proceedings shall be present competency pur- competency of the of the the determination O.S.1981, seq. 1175.1 et as suant to § 1175.2(C) (em defendant. present sanity”. juris- Our the “defense added). recently ex phasis As this Court insanity prudence recognizes a defense of plained Kiser v. committed, but at the time the offense was compe post-examination “present insanity”. not a defense of See the defendant with tency hearing provides (Okl.Cr.1988). State, 751 P.2d 733 Miller v. procedural safeguard to ensure the due 1161, O.S.Supp.1983, provisions The stand trial process requirement that will procedure applied to be if a do address the competent As such it only if he is to do so. guilty by reason of defendant is found not designed solely for the benefit insanity at the time of the commission and it be waived. defendant charged. crime the issue petitioner’s argument reject in this case was the raised Petitioner jurisdiction of that the district hearing re- post-examination competency compe post-examination his case determine his quired by Section 1175.4 to held, and we find the tency hearing was not the time of trial to under- competency at arguments his related to waived charges pro- the nature of the stand competency hearing him, brought against ceedings and be able appeal. by failing to raise them effectively rationally assist in his (Okl.Cr.1985); State, 704 P.2d 1138 Jones defense. (Okl.Cr. Cartwright 1985). petitioner raises for the second

The argument of Crimi

time the that Appeals may

nal invalidating one of the

circumstances after

aggravating circumstances found rejected has

jury. This been

squarely by Court Clemons Mississippi, 494 U.S. 110 S.Ct.

108 L.Ed.2d 725

Case Details

Case Name: Castro v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Date Published: Jul 16, 1991
Citation: 814 P.2d 158
Docket Number: PC-89-571
Court Abbreviation: Okla. Crim. App.
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