Reed v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from Cotmty Court, Canadian County; W. A. Maurier, Judge. William Reed was convicted of violating the prohibitory law, and appeals. On the 20th day of November, 1911, appellant was convicted in the county court of Canadian county for having violated the prohibitory liquor law, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $500 and six months’ imprisonment in the county jail. From this judgment of conviction he prosecuted an appeal to the Criminal Court of Appeals.
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Appeal from Cotmty Court, Canadian County; W. A. Maurier, Judge. William Reed was convicted of violating the prohibitory law, and appeals. On the 20th day of November, 1911, appellant was convicted in the county court of Canadian county for having violated the prohibitory liquor law, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $500 and six months’ imprisonment in the county jail. From this judgment of conviction he prosecuted an appeal to the Criminal Court of Appeals. On the 13th day of January, 1913, judgment of the lower court was affirmed on said appeal. See Reed v. State, 8 Okla. Cr. 738,…
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, J.
(after stating the facts as above). When-the appeal was taken, the Criminal Court of Appeals acquired jurisdiction of the cause, and the county court lost jurisdiction and all control over the case, and had no right to make any order or enter any judgment in said case, and any such order or action if taken would have been a nullity. It would be an absurdity to say that the cause could be legally pending in two courts at the same time. The jurisdiction of one must yield to the other. When the case was affirmed, it was returned to the county court, but only for the purpose of carrying out the…
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