Legal Opinion
Sykes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided November 21, 1951No. A-11382PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
The defendant, William Boyd Sykes, was charged in the district court of Canadian county with the crime of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor, a second offense; was tried; convicted; and pursuant to the verdict of the jury was sentenced to serve five months in the county jail and pay a fine of three hundred dollars; and has appealed.
Two propositions are presented in the brief of counsel for defendant. Eirst, the trial court erred in overruling the motion to suppress evidence. Second, the county attorney was guilty of prejudicial misconduct in his closing argument to the jury.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hathcox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Combs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Sears v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- Clasby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Pennington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
- Bryant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1978
- Olivera v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- Pierce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
- McMillon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1952
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