Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 9, 1919No. A-2859PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbmstrong, J.
(after stating the facts as above). While the evidence is in conflict as to the facts of the difficulty between the deceased and the defendant, and also as to whether or not the knife wounds inflicted by the defendant upon the deceased caused his death, and whether the defendant acted in self-defense, the determination of the facts was exclusively for the jury, and there being evidence — -though the evidence was in conflict — to reasonably support the verdict rendered, this court, as held by an unbroken line of its decisions, is precluded from disturbing it.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gransden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1916
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Horton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Bethel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
- Coats v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
- Lowrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
- Little v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- Stevens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Parks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
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