Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Denton
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 4, 1940No. A-9833PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEE CUEIAM.
This is an application for discharge from imprisonment in the penitentiary by writ of habeas corpus on the part of Eobert H. Denton.
Petitioner was convicted of murder in the district court of Oklahoma county. On appeal to this court, duly perfected, the judgment was affirmed. Denton v. State, 58 Okla. Cr. 275, 53 P. 2d 1136, 1140.
On rehearing the court said:
“Per Curiam. * * * Pending the rehearing, we are officially advised that the Governor of this state, under his constitutional authority, has extended clemency to plaintiff in error by commuting the sentence from death to life…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte GrossmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Biddle v. PerovichSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Ex Parte RidleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
- Ex Parte HorineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1915
- Denton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2005
- Ex Parte BarrettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1942
- Denton v. HuntCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1944
- Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
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