Legal Opinion
Holford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided August 30, 1935No. A-8877PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavenport, P. J.
Tbe plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, was by information jointly charged, with John Williams and Howard Porter, with the crime of murder; was tried separately, convicted of murder, and sentenced to suffer death by electrocution.
The defendant was an inmate at the state penitentiary, at McAlester, at the time of the alleged killing, serving his second term; was 22 years of age.
The first witness called by the state stated his name was Jean Jordan:
“I was an inmate of the penitentiary on October 28, 1933, serving a term of 35 years for robbery with firearms; I was employed in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mayse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
- Choate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
- Tillery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1923
- Calvert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Easley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
- Waters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
- Haithcock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
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