Shannon v. State

George Patrick Shannon ancl Jene Hubbard Hardin were in-dieted by an Oklahoma county grand jury for the crime of extortion. A severance was granted and the defendant first named above was tried before a jury in the district court of Oklahoma county, and convicted, with' punishment left to the court, the jury being unable to agree. The court assessed punishment at three years’ confinement in the State Penitentiary. Appeal has been perfected to this court.

The indictment seems to have been found under 21 O.S. 1951 §§ 1481 and 1482. Section 1483 of the same Title prescribes punishment upon…