Legal Opinion

Sevier v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided September 28, 1960No. A-12874PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIX, Judge.

William J. B. Sevier, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged by information in the District Court of McClain County with the crime of murder. He was tried before a jury, found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to twelve (12) years in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

Defendant appeals to this Court upon nu'merous assignments of error. However, the discussion herein shall be confined to assignments numbers 2 and 3 which the court considers error of such consequence as to be deemed reversible error.

The contention of the defendant as to these…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
  2. Fenimore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1946

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bouwkamp v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Bouwkamp v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Hammons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973

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