Legal Opinion

Massey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided January 12, 1955No. A-12065PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWELL, Judge.

Cecil Francis Massey, plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by indictment in the district court of Tulsa County with the crime of murder; was tried before a jury and found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment fixed at thirty-six years in the State Penitentiary. Appeal has been duly perfected to this court.

For reversal but two questions are raised and argued in brief:

“Proposition No. 1. Did the trial court err in refusing to grant a new trial because of the inflammatory and prejudicial remarks of the county attorney?
“Propos…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sadler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
  2. Hathcox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
  3. Fry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
  4. Cline v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
  5. Glasgow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
  2. Hayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1964
  3. Gossett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
  4. Massey v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1959

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