Legal Opinion
Byers v. Territory
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 18, 1909No. 2177PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Motion that order transferring cause from Supreme Court to the Criminal Court of Appeals be set aside overruled.
1Opinion of the Court
DüNN, J.
At the time of the creation of the state of Oklahoma, there was pending on the docket of the Supreme Court of the territory an action in which.A. N. Byers was plaintiff in error, and the territory of Oklahoma was defendant in error. On May 18, 1908, there was approved by the Governor,of the state, an act creating a Criminal Court of Appeals, and on September 3, 1908, this court made an order transferring the cause above mentioned to this newly created court for determination. On March 15, 1909, the Criminal Court of Appeals by its opinion affirmed the judgment of the trial court. On…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Montant Ex Rel. Haire v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte OwensCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
- In Re Opinion of the JudgesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- Buck v. DickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913