Legal Opinion
Waters v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 1, 1948No. A-10884PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, P. J.
Defendant, Lawrence Waters, was charged in the district court of Tulsa county with the crime of murder; was tried, convicted, and given the death penalty. From this judgment and sentence, he has appealed to this court.
When this case was assigned for oral argument, counsel who now represents this defendant and who filed the brief herein, but who did not represent him at the trial in the lower court, appeared and orally argued the same.
Three errors are presented: That the court erred in refusing to sustain a motion for continuance; that the court should have instructed the jury with reference…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Bingham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1946
- Orville Little v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Tuggle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Abby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981
- Hanlan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
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