State Court Upholds Tulsa Man's Murder Conviction, Sentence

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a Tulsa man's conviction for first-degree murder and his life without parole sentence.

The court rejected the appeal of 71-year-old Charles Gustaves Johnson Jr. Friday on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct.

Johnson was convicted of killing 45-year-old Duchone Whitworth in Tulsa in 2013.

Prosecutors say Whitworth was tied to a tree, stabbed several times and his throat cut because Johnson said Whitworth owed him money.

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Police say Whitworth's remains were found in the 500 block of East 66th Street North while they were investigating another crime.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.