Legal Opinion
Newton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 11, 1935No. A-8757PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, P. J.
The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in district court, Grant county, of robbery with firearms and was sentenced to serve a term of 20 years in the state penitentiary.
On the night of April 13, 1932, the First National Bank of Medford was robbed by two men who entered by breaking windows. The steel safe, four inches in thickness, was burned through by an acetylene torch and more than $4,400 in money taken, in addition to bonds and travelers’ checks. At the time, one Ed Heiland was night watchman or night marshal, whose duty it was to guard the bank and other…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Ex Parte GarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- United States v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Carlesi v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. PadelfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Pate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
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- Sweet v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
- Igo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
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