Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 6, 1925No. A-4826PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, J.
The plaintiff in error will be referred to as defendant, as in the court below.
Defendant was informed against in the district court of Oklahoma county for perjury alleged to have been committed by the giving of false testimony in a prosecution of Charles A. Elkins in case No. A-5273, wherein the said Elkins was tried for the murder of one J. H. Ferguson, and in which trial the defendant was a witness for the defense. He was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of 10 years in the state penitentiary. The material charging part of the information setting out the offense is:
“* * * Did then and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Heflin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Ex Parte MetcalfCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- State v. GreenbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
- State v. MoranSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hammer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- State v. SchroederSupreme Court of Kansas · 1968
- State v. GobinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
- People v. AndersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947
- State v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1952
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