Lawson v. Territory of Oklahoma
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Court of D County; before John C. Tarsney, District Judge. Calvin Lawson was' convicted of murder, and brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Burwell, J.:
The defendant, Calvin Lawson, was indicted in tbe district court of D county on September 20, 1897, charged with having murdered one Robert De Ra-con, on September 1 of the same year. On September 21, his demurrer to the indictment and his application for a continuance were overruled, and, over his objections,, he was immediately put upon his trial. Defendant was-convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, whereupon he appealed to this court. >
The first error complained of is that the court erred in-overruling the application for a continuance. The…
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