Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided November 1, 1919No. A-3018PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Tillman County; Frank Matheios, Judge. Odie Williams was convicted of the crime of rape in the second degree, and sentenced to serve a term of four years in the state reformatory, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMatson, J.

A statement of the facts is not necessary in this case. It is sufficient to say that after an examination of the transcript of the testimony of the witnesses the court finds that there is ample evidence to support the judgment of conviction.

It is the first contention that the trial court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for continuance, based upon the absence of three witnesses, who were alleged to be residents of Tillman county, young men who it is averred In the application would testify, if present, that they had each had sexual intercohrse with the prosecuting witness after she had…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Penn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
  2. Killough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  3. Reed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1918
  4. Hess v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Thornsberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. McManus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1931
  2. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1930
  3. Vineyard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
  4. Ex Parte BartonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1925
  5. McComas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1942

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