Legal Opinion

Morrison v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 18, 1990No. F-89-428PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANE, Vice Presiding Judge:

Patricia Morrison, Appellant, was tried by jury and convicted of the crime of Embezzlement (21 O.S.1981, § 1454) in Stephens County District Court Case No. CRF-87-44. The jury set punishment at one (1) year imprisonment, and the trial court sentenced accordingly. Each of Appellant’s three (3) propositions of error are based on her fundamental claim that she could not be an agent of the City of Duncan for purposes of prosecution because by the terms of her contract with the city she was an independent contractor. We find she was in fact an agent and affirm.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986
  2. Nguyen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988
  3. Hunter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
  4. Dodson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. DobbsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
  2. World Publishing Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
  3. Cheatham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  4. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. DobbsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
  5. Pierce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994

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