Prather v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Pittsburg County; R. P. deGrdffenried, Assigned Judge. John Henry Prather was convicted of murder, and sentenced to death, and he appeals. This is an appeal from the district court of Pittsburg county, wherein one John Henry Prather was convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to death. The deceased, Charles Chapman, alias Charles Ross, and Prather were cell-mates in the penitentiary located at McAlester.
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Appeal from District Court, Pittsburg County; R. P. deGrdffenried, Assigned Judge. John Henry Prather was convicted of murder, and sentenced to death, and he appeals. This is an appeal from the district court of Pittsburg county, wherein one John Henry Prather was convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to death. The deceased, Charles Chapman, alias Charles Ross, and Prather were cell-mates in the penitentiary located at McAlester. Their cell was number 60 in the third tier in the negro cell house. On the occasion of this difficulty, Prather had returned from work and was in the cell…
1Opinion of the CourtMatson, J.
(after stating the facts as above). It' is first contended that the court erred in permitting the county attorney, over the objection and exception of counsel for defendant, in the cross-examination of the defendant, to ask him concerning a former conviction for murder committed in Oklahoma county. The record on this assignment is as follows:
“Q. Charley Ross just had 10 or 15 years ahead of him, didn’t he? A. Sir? Q. Charley Ross wasn’t a lifer? A. No, sir; doing 16 years. Q. You said a while ago you were in there for life? A. Yes, sir. Q. For killing a white man in Oklahoma county?
“Mr.…
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