Moore v. State

Defendant, Peter Moore, was charged by indictment in the district court of Tulsa county with the crime of murder; was tried, convicted and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.

The first three assignments of error may be considered together. They are:

“1. That said verdict was contrary to the competent evidence in this case.

“2. That there was no evidence upon which to base the verdict of the jury.

“3. That said verdict was contrary to law and against the weight of the evidence.”

The charge against the defendant was the outgrowth of the killing of…