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Hall v. State
751 P.2d 1091
Okla. Crim. App.
1988
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*1 refusing by to instruct on erred solicitation argues murder. He

to commit that solicita- Roger HALL, Appellant, tion is a lesser included offense of first degree Again murder. cites no for his When the separate

same act violates two or more statutes, whether or not one of those viola-

tions constitutes a lesser included offense by following

is determined If test. requires proof each offense of some fact or

element require, other does not separate.

then the offenses are Wilson v. A com-

parison clearly of the statutes reveals that necessary

a solicitation is not to commit degree,

murder in the first and a death is necessary commit the offense of Compare

solicitation murder. 21 O.S.

1981, 701.72 to 701.16.3 “The courts § § power

have no to submit an instruction to a

jury authorizing them to convict a defend- necessarily

ant of offense unless it is

included in the offense with which he is

charged in the information.” Lovick v.

Therefore it was not error for the trial

court to refuse to instruct solicitation. judgment and sentence is AF-

FIRMED.

BRETT, P.J., concurs.

PARKS, J., dissents.

PARKS, Judge, dissenting: respectfully giv- dissent for the reasons

en in my dissenting opinion in Stohler v. O.S.1981, 701.7(a) provides: pertinent part 2. Title 21 3. Title 21 701.16 provides: person A commits murder in the first de- gree unlawfully when he and with malice any person agent In shall be unlawful for aforethought causes the death of another hu- person person of that to solicit another being. man Malice is that deliberate inten- persons being to cause the death of a human unlawfully away tion to take the life of a degree the act of murder in the first as is being, human which is manifested external O.S., defined Title 21 Section 701.7. capable proof. circumstances *2 Kidnapping crimes of After Former (Count

Conviction of Two or More Felonies I) and Lewd Molestation After Former Con- (Count II) of Two or More viction Felonies No. Case CRF-84-2972. Punishment (120) set at one hundred and twenty imprisonment years’ on each count to run consecutively. From these sentences, appeals. he August On approximately at midnight, police Tulsa stopped appel- speeding. time, lant for At the same report received a that the pickup matched in- one attempted volved in an abduction. In order to facilitate identification of the perpetrator attempted abduction, police brought kidnapping victim and girlfriend where the girls quite distraught detained. The over the incident look at policeman so the girls showed the thereafter, Shortly license. girls looked at the and identified him as the abductor.

Investigating officers took of tire tracks at the scene of the abduction of the tread on the prosecution lant’s vehicle. The introduced these into evidence. The in- vestigating officers testified as to the na- photographs. ture of the The first error is by deny that the trial court erred ing his motion for exculpatory disclosure of preliminary hearing, evidence. At the appellant presented an omnibus motion for exculpatory evidence. The Purcell, Thomas Appellate Asst. Public presiding magistrate recognized that she Defender, Norman, for did not have to rule on the motion Turpén, Gen., Michael Atty. C. M. Caro- Benson, and declined to do so. State v. Emerson, Gen., line Atty. Asst. Oklahoma (Okl.Cr.1983). Later, pri City, appellee. trial, or to supplemen filed a However, produce. tal motion to OPINION ruling by record fails to reflect a the trial BUSSEY, Judge: court on the motions. appellant, Roger Hall,

The appellant alleges was con- sup- that the State victed in the District Court of County pressed Tulsa the name of a witness who knew Furthermore, identity of the assailant. asserts that alleges ap- he that the may proven at trial introduced pellant’s and the tire tak- tracks exculpatory prior to be may en of the abduction at scene suggest trial. is no There evidence to proven to prior the State the evidence trial. No result- Appellant in his motion for trial new *3 ed from admission of the the error summarily the trial court appellant ample opportu- at trial as the had overruling in the motion for of inspect nity to the at trial and exculpatory evidence. This Court held has that record to cross-examine the An failure of the to disclose the witnesses. ruling precludes on a motion of review lant must show a before convic- State, allegations Ferguson of error. v. tion will reversed for to be failure release (Okl.Cr.1984); 675 P.2d 1023 Russell v. State, evidence. Stevenson v. State, (Okl.Cr.1976). 1041 More- (Okl.Cr.1971). 486 646 P.2d over, appellant the has not the shown that suppressed State evidence nor such that II evidence was the favorable and that reported assignment of testimony and of the his second error the guilt pun- witness were to material his asserts that the trial court erred 83, Brady Maryland, ishment. 373 U.S. in allowing testify the two officers to (1963). 83 S.Ct. 10 L.Ed.2d 215 photographs, appellant’s two one of the tire Illinois, also 92 Moore v. 408 U.S. tread the other of track a tire left at (1972). S.Ct. 33 L.Ed.2d 706 the scene of the they abduction. He claims qualified experts. were not as The officers The witness to claimed the present testified that were at the time in been was the the were taken at the scene of hearing preliminary to be a friend the the and at appellant’s abduction the wrecker lot where own witness. had three before vehicle Their months trial to interview was located. this witness himself. in testimony Since the defense essence was that independent knowledge had to access representations were accurate witness, requirement there was no tire track. purported State to reveal witness. find that officers State, We testi Gregg v. personal knowledge fied their own from Our statutory provides scheme the similarities between the tire defense is entitled to sworn statement tread and the tire The witnesses tracks. taken 22 the State. expert appel not witnesses and developed discovery Other rules have been brought lant out on cross-examination. through discovery in Generally, case law. testifying Rather experts, than as the offi not in cases is as liberal as that testimony cers’ as an offered Materiality regard civil cases. lay or inference as a Title witness. 12 rights defendant’s fundamental must be O.S.1981, 2701 establishes that tes grant shown in a excul- order to motion for timony must be rationally based patory Such a motion must be and, 2) helpful perception; witness’ to a facts, conclusions, based on surmises understanding testimony clear of his on conjecture. Bettlyoun P.2d 562 Lay fact testimony issue. witness only rejected be not rationally should when A prerequisite relief for non-disclosure perception. based on the witness’ Green v. of required is that information the defense P.2d 1032 independent knowledge did not jury ultimately question. Gregg, access final to the evidence arbiter Therefore, weight supra. incorrect- testimony as ly photographs, relief. testimony asserts his claim for and such PARKS, concurring: m Judge, specially

aided the identification the assailant s This is without merit. vehicle. decision, I Although agree with wary one-person showups continue to be

Ill opinion in my separate as enunciated in (Okla. Chatman v. assignment is that the tri The third Crim.App.1986). failing suppress al court erred identification of the eyewitness girl

The officers took the victim and her place

friend to the where had girls’ distraught detained. Due to the

been viewing

state and fear of showed them the license and thereafter convinced *4 in

them to view the JOHNSON, Carrie Carrie stances, girls positively identified a/k/a Cherbonnier, Appellant, appellant as the abductor. contends that the victim hysterical give ini- too an accurate description of her assailant and that the tial alleged inaccuracies subsequent made the identification unrelia- disagree.

ble. We prohibition against There is no a view- 16, 1988. ing suspect of a alone in what is called a showup’ ‘one-man when this occurs near act;

the time of the bring

a course does not tend to

misidentification but rather tends under accuracy.

some circumstances to insure underlying

The rationale is in some

respects not unlike the law that which exception

relies on to make an rule,

hearsay allowing spontaneous utter- standing

ances a point uttered at a later early

time. An identification is not er- course, proof

ror. Of of infirmities and

subjective hysteria of factors such as explored

witness can be on cross-exami- (Footnote

nation and omit-

ted.) States,

Bates v. United 405 F.2d

(D.C.Cir.1968); additionally Nubine

Court’s

P.2d foregoing

For the above and reasons the accordingly and sentences are

AFFIRMED.

BRETT, P.J., concurs.

PARKS, J., specially concurs.

Case Details

Case Name: Hall v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Date Published: Mar 16, 1988
Citation: 751 P.2d 1091
Docket Number: F-85-320
Court Abbreviation: Okla. Crim. App.
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