Legal Opinion

Beeler v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided January 21, 1959No. A-12604PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIX, Judge.

Jerry Clyde Beeler, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged by information in the District Court of Oklahoma County with the crime of assault with intent to kill. He was tried before a jury, found guilty, and his punishment assessed at 10 years in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He was charged jointly with one Marsha Gilson. A severance was granted and defendants tried separately.

The transcript of the testimony reveals a set of facts almost inconceivable to the human mind. The sordid mess out of which this case arose would shock the average viewer and compel the most…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. GodfreyOregon Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
  3. Bean v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
  4. Clemons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Moody v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1915

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. RackleHawaii Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Grass v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  3. United States v. HammonsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
  4. State v. TravisHawaii Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Handy v. MarylandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000

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