Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, 1994

Castro v. State

Castro v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · Decided March 8, 1994 · Chapel, Johnson, Lane, Lumpkin, Strubhar
871 P.2d 436; 1994 OK CR 18; 65 O.B.A.J. 1030; 1994 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 24; 1994 WL 75753 (Pacific Reporter, Second Series)

Castro v. State

Opinion of the Court

ORDER SETTING EXECUTION DATE

John Walter Castro, Sr., Petitioner, was convicted of First Degree Murder and sentenced to death in Kay County District Court, Case No. CRF-83-130. This Court affirmed judgement and sentence, and denied post-conviction relief. See, Castro v. State, 745 P.2d 394 (Okl.Cr. 1987), reh’g denied 749 P.2d 1146 (Okl.Cr. 1987), cert. denied, Castro v. Oklahoma 485 U.S. 971, 108 S.Ct. 1248, 99 L.Ed.2d 446 (1988); Castro v. State, 814 P.2d 158 (Okl.Cr. 1991), cert. denied, Castro v. Oklahoma, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 947, 117 L.Ed.2d 116 (1992). By companion Order handed down this date, 871 P.2d 433 Petitioner’s second application for post-conviction relief is DENIED. Petitioner has exhausted his State remedies.

Therefore, pursuant to 22 O.S.Supp.1992, § 1001.1, the execution date of John Walter Castro, Sr. shall be set for the 9th day of May, 1994.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Gary L. Lumpkin GARY L. LUMPKIN, Presiding Judge /s/ Charles A. Johnson CHARLES A. JOHNSON, Vice Presiding Judge *437/s/ James F. Lane JAMES F. LANE, Judge /s/ Charles S. Chapel CHARLES S. CHAPEL, Judge /s/ Reta M. Strubhar RETA M. STRUBHAR, Judge

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