Legal Opinion

Vester v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided April 7, 1943No. A-10143PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

,BAREFOOT, J.

Defendant, Bennie James Vester, was charged in the district court of Noble county with the crime of murder, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to serve a term of 30 years in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.

Defendant, in his brief, assigns as error: First, that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment and sentence; second, that the sentence imposed is excessive and was rendered under passion and prejudice; and third, error of the court in refusing to give requested instructions, and in failing to give certain instructions.

The first assignment of error demands…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morris v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. Sandy White v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
  4. Lumpkin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  5. Pulliam v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Fields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
  2. Pitman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
  3. Palmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
  5. Gomez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

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