Legal Opinion
Janeway v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided August 20, 1937No. A-9191PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
The defendant, Buck Janeway, was charged with the murder of “Pee Wee Moore” in McCur-tain county, Okla., on or about July 20, 1935. He wasi tried and convicted and given a life sentence. From this judgment, he has appealed.
The record in this case reveals the following facts: The defendant had served a term in the Oklahoma penitentiary for forgery, and had just been released from the Texas penitentiary, where he had finished serving, a term for burglary. The deceased was serving a term in the Arkansas penitentiary for bank robbery, but had been released on a furlough, which had expired at the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gibbons v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Vickers v. United StatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1908
- People v. SchweitzerMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Roulston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1957
- Doser v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1952
- Fields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- Stokes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
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