Saunders v. State

NIX, Judge:

The plaintiff in error, Leo James Saunders, hereinafter referred to as defendant, ■was charged by information in the District Court of Payne County, Oklahoma with the crime of Shooting with the Intent to Kill. Specifically, it was alleged that defendant shot his wife, Lynda Saunders, with a .22 caliber revolver.

The incident occurred on March 25, 1967, in Payne County. ■ The defendant was also injured in the incident and taken to a local clinic. The next day, March 26, 1967, defendant was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital in Oklahoma City, where he was guarded by a Payne…