Cox v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the county court of Woods county on a charge of extortion under color of official right and sentenced to pay a fine of $1.

The facts leading up to the prosecution as disclosed by the record are about as follows: In August, 1925, defendant was authorized or appointed a representative of the state highway department to collect delinquent automobile license taxes, under the provisions of chapter 290, Sess. Laws of Oklahoma 1919, as amended by chapter 102, Session Laws Oklahoma 1921. One David Tucker, a resident of Woods…