Reeves v. Territory
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Greer County; G. A. Brown, Judge. Ray Reeves was convicted of rape and be appeals. No copies of briefs reached tbe reporter.
1Opinion of the Court
FURMAN, Presiding Judge.
First. Upon tbe trial of this case tbe defendant assailed tbe jurisdiction of the district court of Greer county upon tbe ground that this case was pending in a territorial court, which, on November 16, 1907, ceased to exist as a court. Counsel in their brief say: “Can the new district court, without some act transferring this case out of the old, dead court, and into the new, living court, acquire jurisdiction? We think not.” The contention is that there was no transfer of the case from the territorial court to the state court. The answer to this contention is found…
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