Legal Opinion
Sutton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided November 16, 1926No. A-6287PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, J.
(after stating the facts as above). This appeal is from a judgment of conviction of murder and sentence of death, pronounced upon a plea of guilty, entered by appellant, Farmon Sutton, upon his arraignment on an information charging him with the murder of J. H. Byerly, alleged to have been committed December 30, 1925.
It appears from the record that appellant was arrested January 4, 1926, on suspicion, and was held in jail until February 4th, when he was taken to the office of the county attorney and there signed a written confession; immediately complaint was filed before a justice of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
- Goben v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
- Howington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1925
- Mullen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
- Spess v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Ex Parte MeadowsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
- Ex Parte BarnettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1939
- Benton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
- Ex Parte AutryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
- Kizer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1939
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