Legal Opinion
Spears v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 20, 1986No. F-84-524PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
Appellants, Jerry Spears and Ella Spears, were jointly tried and each convicted of Harboring a Fugitive from Justice, namely DeWayne Alexander Wells, in Se-quoyah County. Jerry Spears was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Ella Spears was sentenced to six months’ im*97prisonment, all of which the trial judge suspended.
At approximately 1:30 a.m., March 11, 1983, two escaped felons arrived at the home of appellants located in a remote area southwest of Yian, Oklahoma. Only Jerry Spears was awake at that time and he allowed the two escapees into his home. He knew one of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Renfro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
- Traxler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1952
- State v. WeitzmanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
- Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973
- Atkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PerlMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. LEVISAYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. LEVISAYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
- Spears v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986