Sullivan v. Territory of Oklahoma

Opinion of the court by

Hainer, J.:

The appellant, William H. Sulliyan, was indicted, tried, and convicted in the district court of Greer county for the crime of ’Stealing a cow, and was sentenced for a term of five years in the territorial prison at Lansing, Kan. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were duly filed, overruled, and exception® reserved. From 'this judgment and sentence the defendant brings the case here on appeal.

The first objection urged by the plaintiff in error is that the indictment does not state facts sufficient to constitute a public offense, and hence the…