Legal Opinion

Guthrie v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided January 31, 1984No. F-83-51PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNISH, Judge.

Floyd Guthrie was convicted at a non-jury trial of Unlawful Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Distribute. He was sentenced to three (3) years’ imprisonment, with eighteen months suspended, and a five thousand dollar ($5,000) fine. On appeal, we affirm.

Appellant first contends that the evidence of the State was insufficient, in that it failed to exclude every reasonable hypothesis except that of guilt. This contention is not well taken.

In order to convict the appellant, the State was obliged to show that he had knowledge of the presence of marijuana, and dominion and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
  2. Rudd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
  3. Gray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. Guthrie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
  5. Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
  3. Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988
  4. Woodruff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
  5. Grayson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987

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