Legal Opinion

Simpson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided November 23, 1910No. A-304PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from Washita County Cowrlj R. L. Shem, Judge. E. Simpson was convicted of a violation of the prohibitory liquor law, and appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

PER CHRIAM.

The information in this case charged the defendant with having unlawfully carried intoxicating liquor from one place in the State of Oklahoma to another place in said state. The defendant demurred to the information, upon the ground that it did not charge the defendant with the commission of any offense. The court overruled the demurrer, and the defendant excepted.

We think that the demurrer to the information should have been sustained. The information should have contained such descriptive averments as would have enabled the defendant to identify the particular transaction, for…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sturgis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Newby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1920
  2. Tanner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Abby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
  4. Herndon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1919
  5. Tucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1939

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