Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided April 10, 1936No. A-9000PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, P. J.
Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted of murder in the district court of Pushmataha county and was sentenced to life imprisonment. ' At the time charged defendant shot and killed one Vada Scroggins. Though the evidence is conflicting on some points, the facts surrounding the killing are about as follows: Scroggins was operating an illicit still, and on the morning of the homicide he made a run of eleven gallons of whisky, ten of which were put in a keg and one in an extra container. Just before defendant came into the scene deceased had hidden the ten-gallon keg some…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kent v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
- Newby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1920
- Cannon v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Sherman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
- Basham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1930
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Tarter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Igo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1946
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