Legal Opinion
Grayson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided December 3, 1947No. A-10722PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrett, J.
The plaintiff in error, Lewis Grayson (a Negro), hereinafter called defendant, was charged, tried, and convicted of first degree rape and his punishment fixed by the jury at death.
The record herein discloses that the complaining witness, Doris Gene Coley (a white girl), and her fiance, who later became her husband, were sitting in an automobile in Muskogee, Okla., on the night of October 11, 1945, sometime between 9:30 and 10 p. m. The defendant approached the car, opened the door, and held a knife at the throat of Miss Coley’s escort. He then forced Miss Coley to reniove her escort’s belt…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Marshall v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Bingham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1946
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1942
- Tuggle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Denton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Mitts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1959
- Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1974
- Acuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
- Fesmire v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
- Ex Parte HibbsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
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