Legal Opinion

Watson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided April 25, 1912No. A-1184PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from District Court, McIntosh County; Preslie B. Cole, Judge. Robert Watson was convicted of assault with intent to kill, and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFurman, P. J.

Appellant attempted to appeal by filing what purports to be a transcript of the record in this court. This transcript is not certified to by the clerk of the court, as the law requires. See Makatch v. State, 5 Okla. Cr. 34, 113 Pac. 200; Perkey v. State, 4 Okla. Cr. 239, 111 Pac. 663.

Where an appeal is attempted to be taken by transcript of the record, the clerk of the court must certify, under the seal of the court, that such transcript contains a true and correct statement of the record in said cause. See Abel v. Blair, 3 Okla. 402, 41 Pac. 342. The clerk is the custodian of the record, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Abel v. BlairSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1895
  2. Wade v. MitchellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1904
  3. Perky v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
  4. Makatch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912

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