Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided December 3, 1958No. A-12637PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWELL, Judge.

Defendant-appellant was charged in the court of common pleas of Tulsa County with reckless driving, was tried before a jury, convicted and his punishment fixed by the jury at confinement for a term of ninety days in the county jail, and payment of a fine of $300 and costs.

For reversal three specifications of error are advanced, and being:

"No. 1. The court erred in overruling Plaintiff in Error's motion for a mistrial and motion for new trial, both being based on the prejudicial nature of the cross-examination of the Plaintiff in Error.
"No. 2. The alleged convictions referred to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brower v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
  2. Coslow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
  3. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
  4. Starns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States of America Ex Rel. Steven Grundset v. Gayle Franzen, Director, Department of Corrections, State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  2. Bridges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Steven Grundset v. Gayle Franzen, Director, Department of Corrections, State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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