Legal Opinion

Caple v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided December 18, 1909No. A-243PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Garter County; Stilwell H. Bussell,, J udge. W. T. Caple was convicted of crime, and appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

FUEMAN, PRESIDING Judge.

First. The first ground relied upon by the defendant is that the caption of the indictment is “State of Oklahoma v. W. T. Caple”; the contention'being that it should have been “The State of Oklahoma v. W. T. Caple.” This question was passed upon and settled contrary to the contention of the defendant in another case against this defendant, ante, p. 72, 104 Pac. 493. This court there held that the omission of the word “the” before the words “State of Oklahoma” in the caption of an indictment was not fatal to the indictment.

Second. The next ground relied upon is that the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Caples v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. Butts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  3. Holt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  4. Barber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  5. Scruggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
  2. Ryal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1919
  3. Seigler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1914
  4. Hiatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1939
  5. Cope v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1918

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