Legal Opinion
Copeland v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 5, 1913No. A-1757PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Delaware County; John H. Pitchford, Judge. J. R. Copeland and another were convicted of living together in open and notorious adultery, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, J.
The prosecution in this case is under section 2431, Rev. Laws 1910, which is as follows:
“Adultery is the unlawful voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with one of the opposite sex; and when the crime is between persons, only one of whom is married, both are guilty of adultery. Prosecution for adultery can be commenced and carried on against either of the parties to the crime only by his or her own husband or wife, as the case may be, or by the husband or wife of the other party to the crime: Provided, that any person may make complaint when persons are living together in open and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Heacock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Searls v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
- Brevaldo v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1886
- People v. SalmonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
- State v. CrownerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
3Cited by9 opinions
- Perry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- Kitchens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1914
- Spencer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
- Burns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1919
- State v. HoffmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1938
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