Van Paden v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Cherokee County; John H. Pitchford, Judge. Van Paden was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
Van Paden was tried in the district court of Cherokee county in February, 1915, on an information charging him with the murder of W. P. Sword, and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. His punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of 18 years.
The following is a fair resume of the testimony:
G. W. McGowan, on behalf of the state, says that he is' 40 years old,. and lives at Park Hill, Cherokee county, Okla., about 300 yards southwest of Johnson’s store; that he knew the deceased, W. P. Sword, in his lifetime; that he saw him at Johnson’s…
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