Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided October 6, 1917No. A-2361PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from District Court/Sequoyah County; John H. Pitch ford, Judge. George Williams ■ was convicted of perjury, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMatson, J.

It is first alleged that the trial court érred in overruling the demurrer to the information, first, in that the information does not sufficiently set forth the substance of the controversy in respect to which the alleged perjury was committed. In this connection it is contended that the information sets forth no fact showing that the district court of Sequoyah county had' jurisdiction of the cause therein pending, and does not specifically aver that said court had jurisdiction to try and determine said cause.

Without quoting from the information it suffices to say- that matters of inducement…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. Ah BeanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Teague v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
  3. State v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  4. State v. . HesterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
  5. People v. SchweichlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1911

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Winfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1920
  2. State v. StilwellOregon Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Burks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1938
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1928
  5. Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1932

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