Norton v. State

BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Donald Norton, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged with Pauline Norton and Paul B. Goodwin in the District Court of Custer County, Oklahoma, with the offense of Grand Larceny, After Former Conviction of a Felony. He was tried and convicted for said offense, and his punishment was fixed at eight years imprisonment, and from said judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been perfected to this (Jourt.

At the lengthy trial, Michael O’Shea testified that he was employed as a detective with the Oklahoma City Police Department. On the evening of May 28, 1970, he…