Legal Opinion
Wheaton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 22, 1947No. A-10757PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
The defendant, Lester Wheaton, was charged by information filed in the district court of Payne county, with grand larceny by committing the theft of $2,100 from one Bernice Intes, on or about December 14, 1944. Upon a trial to a district court jury, the defendant was found guilty with the punishment left to the court. After motion for new trial was overruled, the trial judge sentenced the defendant to serve a term of two years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, and he has appealed.
It is contended that the prosecuting witness was an incompetent witness for the reason that the proof showed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re Love's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- In re Awarding Letters of Administration upon the Estate of WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Nix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Hughes v. KanoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Baker v. JackSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Swift v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Drake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Matter of Estate of RogersCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
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