Hunter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Cadd.o County; Frank M. Bailey, Judge. Joseph Hunter was convicted of crime, and appeals. Appellant was prosecuted by information in the district court of Caddo county for the offense of statutory rape in the first degree, and was by the'jury found guilty of rape in the second degree. His'punishment was assessed-at, imprisonment in the penitentiary for five years.
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, P. J.
It is contended by counsel for appellant that venue was not proven in this case. It is true that no witness testified in direct language that the crime charged was committed in Caddo county, Okla. Cahoto, the mother of the prosecuting witness, testified that her home was at Apache, Caddo county, and that she and her husband and the prosecuting witness had been on a visit to the Cheyenne Indians some time in the fall previous to the commission of this offense'. Her testimony on this subject is as follows:
“Q. Did you go on a visit up to the Cheyenne Indians some time last fall? A. Yes, sir; we…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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