Legal Opinion

Riley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 13, 1942No. A-9960PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.

The defendant, Walter H. Riley, was charged by information filed in the district court of Oklahoma county, along with one Frank Inman, with the crime of robbery with firearms, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to serve ten years in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.

The only assignment of error presented by counsel for defendant is that the defendant did not have a fair and impartial trial because of improper questions asked by the assistant county attorney in the presence of the jury, and unfair statements made by the assistant county attorney in his closing argument.

The proof of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Alberty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1939

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  2. State v. TapiaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
  3. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
  4. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971

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