S U M M A R Y O P I N I O N
JOHNSON, JUDGE:
¶1 Appellant, Dennis R. Scott, was convicted by a jury in Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CF 2003-109, of Second Degree Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 701.8. Jury trial was held before the Honorable Rebecca Nightingale, District Judge, from October 6th –
¶2 Appellant raises three (3) propositions of error:
1. The jury should not have been instructed on the lesser offense of second degree murder over Appellant Scott’s objection;
2. The trial court’s erroneous belief that it could not instruct on parole ineligibility, and its refusal to do so in light of that erroneous belief, requires reversal; and
3. Ineffective assistance of counsel1
After thorough consideration of the propositions raised, the Original Record, transcripts, briefs and arguments of the parties, we have determined Appellant’s conviction and sentence should be affirmed.
¶3 In Proposition One, Appellant argues the trial court should not have given the lesser included offense instruction on second degree murder, because his trial counsel objected and because Appellant, personally, affirmatively, and on the record, said he did not want the second degree murder instruction. Appellant relies on Shrum v. State, 1999 OK CR 41, 991 P.2d 1032, and argues that because he wanted to proceed on an “all or nothing” approach and waive lesser included offenses and because he personally and affirmatively waived the lesser offense instruction, the trial court should not have given the instruction.
¶6 Further, the trial court did not err when it refused to instruct the jury on matters of parole ineligibility. See e.g. Ellis v. State, 1988 OK CR 9, ¶ 6, 749 P.2d 114, 116 (improper for trial judge to instruct jury on matters of parole where the statute specifically said a person convicted under that statute for the third time would not be parole or probation eligible for ten years); Miller v. State, 1974 OK CR 94, ¶ 6, 522 P.2d 642, 644 (improper to instruct juries that defendant would be ineligible for probated or suspended sentence). Proposition Two requires no relief.
¶7 Lastly, we find trial counsel was not ineffective. Appellant has not shown or proven his trial counsel’s performance was deficient or that he was prejudiced by trial counsel’s performance. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2064, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); see also Glossip v. State, 2001 OK CR 21, ¶ 11, 29 P.3d 597, 600 (unless the defendant makes both showings [deficient performance and prejudice], it cannot be said the conviction resulted from a breakdown in the adversary process that renders the result unreliable.”)
DECISION
¶8 The Judgment and Sentence imposed by the trial court in Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CF 2003-109, is hereby AFFIRMED.
APPEARANCES AT TRIAL |
APPEARANCES ON APPEAL | |
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STEPHEN J. GREUBEL | |
TODD CHESBRO |
W.A. DREW EDMONDSON |
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OPINION BY: JOHNSON, J.
CHAPEL, P.J.: CONCURS IN RESULTS
LUMPKIN, J.: CONCURS
LILE, J.: CONCURS IN RESULTS
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