Legal Opinion
Roberts v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided December 20, 1926No. A-5641PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBessey, P. J.
By information, the plaintiff in error, referred to here as the defendant, was charged with the murder of M. H. Holland, and was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, with his punishment fixed by jury at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of five years.
The defendant and his son were farmers who operated adjoining farms on which was grown large quantities of broom corn. At the time of the homi cide, the son was in ill health, and the defendant was overseeing the harvesting of the broom corn on his son’s farm.
On Friday, the day preceding the homicide, the deceased and his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
- Kirk v. Territory of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1900
- Newcomb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1923
- Lady v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1920
- Coker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- Dixon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1930
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1928
- Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1934
- Byars v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1952
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