Legal Opinion

Turnbull v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided December 31, 1912No. A-972PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Johnston County; A. T. West, Judge. George Turnbull was convicted of manslaughter, and brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.

The plaintiff in error, George Turnbull, was tried in the district court of Johnston county at the June, 1911, term on a charge of murder and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. His punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of ten years. From the judgment imposing this sentence, he has perfected his appeal in this court.

The homicide out of which this conviction grew occurred at the home of O. R. Taylor in Johnston county on the 9th day of April, 1910. It appears that the accused spent the day in the “bottoms” hunting his horses and cattle; that he…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gibbons v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  2. Cotton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Foutch v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Hash v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
  2. Skelley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1938
  3. Swan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
  4. Wilkie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
  5. Boyer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1919

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