Carruthers v. State

In this opinion the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court. The defendant, John Carruthers, was tried for murder, convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for life. Motion for a new trial was filed, considered, overruled, and the defendant has appealed.

In substance the testimony is as follows: Dora Hunni-cutt stated:

“On June 12th or 13th, 1935, I lived in Altus, Oklahoma, at 419 East Commerce, across the alley from Josie Shanks; we visited hack and forth nearly every day; I was in Josie’s house the night before we went to the party at Cat…