Legal Opinion
De Witt v. State.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 4, 1944No. A-10327PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
Defendant, Columbus Edward DeWitt, was charged in the district court of Hughes county with the crime of rape in the first degree; was tried, convicted, sentenced to serve a term of 15 years in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.
Defendant was charged with the rape of his 13-year-old daughter on October 31, 1940. The complaint against him was filed in the justice of the peace court on November 7, 1940. Preliminary examination was waived by the defendant, and the information was not filed in the district court of Hughes county until January 14, 1942. Tlie record does not disclose why an…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Ferbrache v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
- Douglas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
- Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Louis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Hutchinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
- Woolridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
- Holding v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Cambron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.