Bristow v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Judge:
The appellant appeals her conviction for Second Degree Arson rendered in the District Court of Washington County. She was sentenced to five (5) years’ imprisonment with three (3) years’ suspended, and fined $10,000, with $5,500 suspended.
The appellant first contends the trial court erred when it failed to sustain her demurrer to the information. She claims it was too indefinite and therefore fatally defective.
The information as filed, however, sufficiently apprised her of the charges and neither misled nor exposed her to the possibility of being put in jeopardy a second…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. RoseArizona Supreme Court · 1978
- Teegarden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Mills v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1979
- State v. FinkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
- Dunham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988
- Kaiser v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- Sanders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.