Melchor v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
NIX, Judge:
Elias Enrique Melchor, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged in the District Court of Cleveland County with the crime of Murder. He was tried by a jury, found guilty, of the lesser and included offense of Manslaughter First Degree, and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. From that judgment and sentence he has filed his timely appeal in this Court alleging several assignments of error.
The defendant, the deceased — William Perkins, and his wife — Jewel Perkins, had been to several beer taverns the night of the crime. Mrs. Perkins testified that the…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Muldrow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1919
- Layman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- Whisenhunt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
- State Ex Rel. Sadler v. LackeyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1957
- Parmenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1965
- Dorrough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
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