Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided December 7, 1918No. A-2999PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Superior Court, Pottawatomie County; Leander G. Pittman, Judge. Loren Johnson and Ed Wilder were jointly tried and convicted in the superior court of Pottawatomie county of the crime of conjoint robbery, and punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of ten years each, and each appeals.

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Appeal from Superior Court, Pottawatomie County; Leander G. Pittman, Judge. Loren Johnson and Ed Wilder were jointly tried and convicted in the superior court of Pottawatomie county of the crime of conjoint robbery, and punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of ten years each, and each appeals. Loren Johnson and Ed Wilder were jointly charged and convicted of the crime of conjoint robbery committed in Pottawatomie county on or about the 29th day of January, 1916. The evidence on the part of the state is, in substance, as follows: The defendants appeared about…

1Opinion of the CourtMatson, J.

(after stating the facts as above). One of the assignments of error relied upon for reversal of this judgment is stated as follows:

“That the court committed error prejudicial to the rights of the defendants in its examinations of state’s witness John Tripp, after the county attorney had completed his examination of said witness, and which examination by the court over the objection of defendants had a tendency to, and did, prejudice the jury against these defendants, and it was error on the part of the court to' overrule • defendant’s motion • to strike the questions and answers from the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stouse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  2. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  3. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
  4. Fain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1918

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
  2. Queen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
  3. De Arman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1925
  4. Bagwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958
  5. Bagwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958

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