Washington v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant, Walter Washington, was charged in the district court of Pottawatomie county with the crime of murder; was tried, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to serve 20 years in the State Penitentiary, in accordance with the verdict of the jury.
The defendant, a full-blood Indian, shot and killed the deceased, William Tyner, another Indian, on the farm of the defendant on August 23, 1931. Claudius Tyner, father of the deceased, had separated from his wife and had been living with the defendant for a few weeks prior to the homicide. On the date of the homicide,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- Ex parte ClarkeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
- Brummitt v. Higgins, JudgeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945
- Ex Parte MennerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
- Ex Parte WarrenburgCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ex Parte WashingtonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Zackery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Gonzalis v. LynchCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
- Application of HayesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
- Handley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1966
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