Ridenour v. State

Jack J. Ridenour, plaintiff in error, was charged by information filed in the district court of Muskogee county with the crime of rape of a twelve year old girl, Sue Nell Wade, and was tried before a jury in Wagoner county, where the case was transferred on the granting of a change of venue to the accused. The jury found Ridenour, who will hereinafter be referred to as defendant, guilty as charged, and fixed his punishment at 25 years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. Appeal has been perfected to this court.

The record in this case is quite voluminous, and the briefs alone total 287…