Legal Opinion

Jeffries v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided March 20, 1915No. A-2225Published

Appeal from District Court, Garvin County; R. McMillan, Judge. Alex Jeffries, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, P. J.

Plaintiff in error was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at fifteen years in the penitentiary. On the 8th day of September, 1913, he was duly sentenced, and was placed in the penitentiary to undergo said punishment. This is the second appeal in this case. See Jeffries v. State, 9 Okla. Cr. 573, 132 Pac. 823.

Since the appeal was taken, and before the final submission of the cause, suggestion of the death of plaintiff in error has been made, and the same called to the attention of the court by the Attorney General.

In a criminal action, the purpose of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jeffries v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Yota v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. High v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1915

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