Legal Opinion

Coleman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided October 28, 1911No. A-196PublishedCited by 48 opinions

'Appeal from District Court, Bryan County; D. A. Richardson, Judge. R. Coleman was convicted of perjury, and appeals. On the 25th day of May, 1908, the grand jury of Bryan county returned into the district court the following indictment: “State of Oklahoma, Bryan County- — ss.: In the district court of the Sixth judicial district of the state of Oklahoma, and held in and for Bryan county, in said state. State of Oklahoma' v. R. Coleman. Indictment.

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'Appeal from District Court, Bryan County; D. A. Richardson, Judge. R. Coleman was convicted of perjury, and appeals. On the 25th day of May, 1908, the grand jury of Bryan county returned into the district court the following indictment: “State of Oklahoma, Bryan County- — ss.: In the district court of the Sixth judicial district of the state of Oklahoma, and held in and for Bryan county, in said state. State of Oklahoma' v. R. Coleman. Indictment. At the May term, a term of the district court of the Sixth judicial district of the state of Oklahoma, held in and-for Bryan county, in the state…

1Opinion of the CourtFurman, P. J.

(after stating the facts as above). There are 15 assignments of error in this case, but in the brief of counsel for appellant they are grouped, discussed, and considered as three propositions, which are as follows:

“First. Was the alleged communication with H. N. Roberts, which the state contends defendant denied as a witness before the grand jury, and which serves as one of the foundations upon which the indictment in this case rests, material to investigation of the charges of gaming against Oscar Eskew, Will Rose, Vernon Bell, Walter Rogers, George Hinson, Vernon Badgett, and Ed Goosby by…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. State v. PfefferleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
  2. Wood v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Nichols v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Morris v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  5. Griffith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1871

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Scribner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Henry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  4. Ex Parte JefferiesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Soper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921

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