Legal Opinion
Coleman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 17, 1940No. A-9659PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
Defendants, Ben Coleman and Veri Leathers, were charged in Oklahoma county with the crime of tapping a pipe line. They waived a jury and were tried by the court; found guilty, and their punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary, and they have appealed.
The information in this case charged four defendants, Jack Shaffer, Harrold E. Hicks, Veri Leathers and Ben Coleman, with the crime of tapping a pipe line on or about tbe 1st day of August, 1937, in Oklahoma county. The defendants, Jack ¡Shaffer and Harrold E. Hicks pleaded guilty to the charge and were both used as witnesses by the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Sparf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Scribner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
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3Cited by17 opinions
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