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
- Brower v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
- Coslow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Starns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
3Cited by3 opinions
- 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
- Bridges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1982
- 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