Legal Opinion

Branham v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided July 23, 1919No. A-2682PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Caddo County; Will Linn, Judge. Fred Branham was convicted of rape in the second degree, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.

The plaintiff in error, Fred Bran-ham, was by information prosecuted for having sexual intercourse with Hazel Ranking, she being a female of the age of 17 years, and of previous chaste and virtuous character, and not the wife of the defendant, was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary at McAlester for the term of five years. To reverse the judgment rendered, he prosecutes this appeal.

The material uncontradicted evidence is that the prosecuting witness, an unmarried female, under 18 years of age at the time of the alleged offense, often spent the night in the home of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Penn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
  3. Castleberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1914
  4. Lumpkin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Carmichael v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1929
  2. Nabower v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Reagan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
  4. Swearingen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1925
  5. Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1925

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