Legal Opinion
Deskins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 2, 1937No. A-9273PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of direct contempt of court and sentence to undergo confinement in the county jail for a term of 90 days.
It appears that the case of E. J. Cowles v. C. G. Whitchurch was on trial in the district court of Carter county, John B. Ogden, presiding judge. Appellant, H. H. Deskins, was on the witness stand testifying, when plaintiff, E. J. Cowles, said to him: “You are a God damn liar.” Thereupon appellant said in reply: “You’ll not call me that,” and reached over in front of the judge on the bench, grabbed the judge’s gavel, and threw it at said…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ex Parte SullivanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1914
- Ex Parte OwensCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
- Ex Parte DawesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1925
- Burnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Cannon v. State.Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1936
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Gilbert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- Moss v. ArnoldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1938
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Ex Parte StephensonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
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