Legal Opinion
Coker v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided February 29, 1924No. A-4058PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBessey, J.
Dave Coker and J.. B. Coessee, plaintiffs in error, here designated the defendants, were by information filed in the district court of Seminole county, May 21, 1918, charged with the murder of Ben Coker on April 14, 1918. At the close of the trial, February 22, 1921, by a verdict of the jury they were found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, with the punishment of each assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of four years.
The tragedy resulting in the death of Ben Coker was a sequel to the death of Charley Coker on the preceding night, as a result of a gunshot wound…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
- Lumpkin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Huff v. Territory of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
- Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Bauer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hager v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Chase v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Hagan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
- Tiller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
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