Ford v. State

BRETT, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff in error, Wesley J. Ford, defendant below, was charged by information in the District Court of Carter County, Oklahoma, with the crime of murder; allegedly committed on November 18, 1955. Two trials have been had on the charge, the first resulting in a mistrial. Several continuances were had in the matter because of the ill health of the accused. On the second trial, the jury returned its verdict on September 14, 1957, finding the defendant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and fixing his punishment at four years in the penitentiary. Judgment and…