Legal Opinion
Boyd v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 21, 1955No. A-12191PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, Judge.
Jerry Boyd, plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by information filed in the district court of Oklahoma County with the crime of “Possession of marihuana, after former conviction of a felony”. A jury being waived, the defendant was tried before the court, who found him guilty, and on May 26, 1954 sentenced accused to a term of six years in the State Penitentiary at McAlester. The court was very lenient as to sentence in view of Tit. 63 O.S.A. § 452, as amended, Laws 1953, p. 316, § 2. See also Tit. 63 O.S.1951 § 451.
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2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Byars v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Judd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- People v. CaseMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
- Hoppes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. EverittNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
- In Re Writ of Habeas Corpus by BoydCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
- In Re the Habeas Corpus of EllisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1963
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