Legal Opinion

Dawson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided July 14, 1954No. A-11994PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Judge.

The defendant, Felix Dawson, was charged by an information filed in the District Court of Kiowa County with the unlawful possession of whiskey, a second offense, was tried, convicted and pursuant to the verdict of the jury, was sentenced to serve 60 days imprisonment in the county jail and pay a fine of $150.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to give an instruction requested by the defendant which reads:

“You are instructed that the possession of any amount of intoxicating liquor for the express purpose of giving away or…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Moss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
  2. Morse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1938
  3. Wilkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
  4. Ashcraft v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
  5. Titsworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. John M. Winters, Jr., and Marian M. WintersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
  2. State v. DayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
  3. Skaggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
  4. State v. DayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
  5. United States v. John M. Winters, Jr., and Marian M. WintersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958

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