Legal Opinion
Oglesby v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided November 16, 1934No. A-8766PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, P. J.
Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted of murder in the district court of Oklahoma county and his punishment fixed at death.
On December 2, 1933, defendant shot and killed Douglas Gates, a police officer of Oklahoma City. A brief statement of the evidence surrounding the homicide is as follows: Defendant was a young man, about 27 years of age, with a criminal record of some 22 felony convictions in the state of Texas, having been convicted in seven different counties in that state, but under the irresponsible system sometimes prevalent he had been pardoned. He was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Todd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1915
- Bowlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Collegenia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1963
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Finley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- Whisenhunt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
- Hargus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
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