Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 21, 1937No. A-9261PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
The defendant was charged with the crime of rape in the first degree in Okmulgee county. He was tried, found guilty, and convicted by the jury, who were unable to agree upon his punishment, and by the court sentenced to> serve a term of 50 yearsi in the penitentiary. Both tbe defendant and prosecutrix are negroes. He was 84 years of age and sbe was 38 years of age, and bad been married twice.
Tbe only assignment of error argued in tbe brief of defendant is that tbe court erred in refusing to sustain a demurrer to tbe evidence and tbe failure of tbe court to instruct tbe jury to return a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- State v. GoodaleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Ferbrache v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Douglas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
- Reeves v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Weston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- Coppage v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- Alcorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
- Gullatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- De Armond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
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