Ostendorf v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from Garfield County Court; Winfield Scott, Judge. John Ostendorf was convicted of violating the liquor law, and he appeals. On the 5th day of February, 1913, judgment was rendered in the county court of Garfield county against appellant for a violation of the prohibitory law of Oklahoma, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $350 and 150 days’ confinment in the county jail at hard labor.
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, P. J.
Counsel for appellant has displayed great ingenuity and industry in the presentation of his case, and has evidently spent a great deal of time and expended much labor in preparing his brief. It appears that upon the trial of this case counsel relied alone upon a technical defense, without regard to the guilt or innocence of his client. He interposed objections to everything that was done in the trial court. He demurred to the information, which was overruled. When the case was tried, he objected to the introduction of any testimony, upon the ground that the information did not charge any…
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