Thomas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Seminole County; Tom D. McKeown, Judge. Tom Thomas was convicted of murder, and sentenced to imprisonment for life, and brings error. Tom Thomas was convicted in the district court of Seminole county for murdering one George Gammill, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for life.
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Error from District Court, Seminole County; Tom D. McKeown, Judge. Tom Thomas was convicted of murder, and sentenced to imprisonment for life, and brings error. Tom Thomas was convicted in the district court of Seminole county for murdering one George Gammill, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for life. The alleged offense occurred on the 7th day of February, 1915; this defendant being informed against in conjunction with John Cudjo, Robert Cudjo,. George Cudjo, all three of whom were cousins of his, and Jim Thomas, a brother of his. The killing occurred at'…
1Opinion of the Court
• MATSON, J.
(after stating the facts as above). It is first contended that the court erred in refusing to direct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty for the reason that the state failed to make, out a case against this defendant by sufficient evidence. It is not necessary to enter into a lengthy discussion of the merits of this contention; • The foregoing statement of facts, to our mind, discloses evidence sufficient, if believed, to authorize the jury to convict this defendant either upon the theory that Tom Thomas himself fired the fatal shot, or upon the other theory that he was a…
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