Swan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Stephens County; Cham Jones, Judge. Denny Swan was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The plaintiff in error, Denny Swan, was tried in the district court of Stephens county on a charge of murder and convicted of manslaughter in the second degree. His punishment was fixed at two years in the state penitentiary. To reverse this judgment an appeal was duly brought to this court.
The evidence discloses the fact that Denny Swan, the plaintiff in error, and Bill Hodge, the deceased, were farmers and were engaged in the stock- business in a small way; they lived in the same neighborhood near Ara, in Stephens county; they had been friends for some years; a few weeks before the homicide…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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