Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 15, 1943No. A-10202PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
Defendant, Major Smith, was charged in the district court of Pittsburg county with the crime of murder, was tried, convicted and sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary* From this judgment and sentence, he has appealed.
It is first contended that the court erred in admitting, over the objection of defendant, a'confession made by him, for the reason that the same was involuntary.
In the case of Lyons v. State, 77 Okla. Cr. 197, 138 P. 2d 142, 149, we had occasion to fully discuss the question of voluntary and involuntary confessions. It is therefore unnecessary…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lyons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1915
- Newby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1920
- Updike v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Perry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1946
- Fry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1944
- Gibson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1970
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