Legal Opinion

Denham v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided August 26, 1919No. A-2925PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from, District Court, Garvin County; F. B. Swank, Judge. Q. D. Denham was convicted of seduction, his motion for a new trial was overruled, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.

The plaintiff in error, Q. D. Den-ham, hereinafter called defendant, was prosecuted by indictment for the seduction of Lela Henson, an unmarried female of previous chaste character, convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary at McAlester for 21/2 years. To reverse the .judgment rendered he prosecutes this appeal.

The defendant having exhausted his peremptory challenges and there .being only eleven jurors selected, the county clerk drew from the box containing the names of the jurors for the week the name of F. C. Haley, who, upon being duly sworn, was subjected to a most…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. Butts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1916

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Prichard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
  2. Holland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951

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