Peterson v. State

BUSSEY, Judge.

Leola Catherine Peterson, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried and convicted in the District Court of Oklahoma County for the crime of Manslaughter First Degree; her punishment was fixed at ten years imprisonment in the state penitentiary, and she appeals.

Briefly stated, the facts adduced on the trial reveal that Edwin E. Lloyd, a cab driver, testified that on November 1, 1968, about 4:30 p. m. he took Eddie Ross (the decedent in this case) to 314 SW 9th. Ed die was intoxicated and had a handful of bills, trying to pay the cab fare with a $20.00 bill. Eddie…