Valdez v. State

The plaintiffs in error, Hilario Valdez, alias John Lee, and Peter Crus, hereinafter called defendants, were jointly informed against with Charles Wheeler for the murder of Crecencio Salinez. Upon being arraigned the defendant Charles Wheeler asked for and was granted a severance, and the said defendants Hilario Valdez and Peter Crus were tried jointly, each convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary at Mc-Alester for life. To reverse the judgment rendered they prosecute this joint appeal. This appeal is submitted for decision upon the record; no briefs having been filed.

The undisputed…