Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided February 13, 1952No. A-11476PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.

The defendant, Arthur Clark, was charged in the district court of Carter county with the crime of murder; was tried; convicted of manslaughter in the first degree; and pursuant to the verdict of the jury was sentenced to serve seven years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary; and has appealed.

Two assignments of error are presented in the brief of defendant. First, the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction. Second, the special prosecutor was guilty of prejudicial misconduct in his cross-examination of defendant.

Doctor Eugene F. Ross testified that on April 2, 1948, he was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Slater v. United StatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Fowler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
  4. Irvine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1936

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Tarter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
  2. Ake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1989
  3. Tharps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
  5. Moon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1970

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