Legal Opinion

Cheadle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 1, 1915No. A-1937PublishedCited by 42 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Johnston County; Robert M. Rainey, Judge. Tom Creadle, convicted of murder, appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, P. J.

The plaintiff in error was convicted of the murder of Tandy Harrell. The information charged the homicide to have been committed by shooting the deceased with a pistol. The court rendered judgment and the defendant was duly sentenced in accordance with the verdict to imprisonment for life at hard labor.

To reverse the judgment the defendant appealed by filing in this court on March 14, 1913, a petition in error with case-made.

The evidence shows that the defendant and the deceased, Tandy Harrell, were cousins and were, before the night of the tragedy, good friends. It appears that the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. National Bank v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. Hopt v. PeopleSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Roberts v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
  4. Aszman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
  5. State v. RobinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
  2. Lowrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
  3. Mott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
  4. Rucker v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1928
  5. McIntyre v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1963

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