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Sturgis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 19, 1909No. 340PublishedCited by 102 opinions

Appeal from, Tulsa County Court; N. J. Qubser, Judge. Norman Sturgis was convicted under an information charging the selling of intoxicating liquor and the conveying of intoxicating liquor from one place to another in the state, and appeals.

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Appeal from, Tulsa County Court; N. J. Qubser, Judge. Norman Sturgis was convicted under an information charging the selling of intoxicating liquor and the conveying of intoxicating liquor from one place to another in the state, and appeals. On the 31st of December, 1907, a prosecution was instituted against Norman Sturgis, Arthur Sturgis, and Walter Steen by information, charging them with the commission of two separate and distinct offenses, viz.: First Selling intoxicating liquors to certain parties whose names were unknown. Second. With transporting and conveying intoxicating liquors from…

1Opinion of the Court

FURMAN, PRESIDING Judge,

(after stating facts as above). First. Counsel for the defendant in their brief say:

“While we believe that the court erred in each and every one of the 26 assignments of error, yet some of them are so flagrant that we do not deem it necessary to call the court’s attention to the minor errors appearing in the record. Those we do insist upon as grounds for reversal are the 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 22d, 24th, 25th, and 26th assignments.”

It is the settled policy of this court to treat as'abandoned assignments of error which are not…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Price v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Stanley v. SutherlandIndiana Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Blough v. ParryIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Long v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  5. O'Donnell v. SegarMichigan Supreme Court · 1872

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3Cited by102 opinions

  1. Chaney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
  2. De Graff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  3. Culpepper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
  4. Frye v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
  5. Cochran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910

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