Legal Opinion
Lyons v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 4, 1943No. A-10108PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAREFOOT, J.'
Defendant, W. D. Lyons', was charged jointly with one Yan Bizzell in the district court of Choctaw county, Obla., with the crime of murder, secured severance, was tried, convicted and sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.
For a reversal of this case, the following errors are cited:
“I. The admission in evidence of the second confession obtained at McAlester was a denial of due process of law and equal protection of the laws as guaranteed by the United States Constitution and therefore reversible error.
“II. Statements made to…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- McCluskey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
- Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Dare v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1963
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