Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 11, 1930No. A-7559PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChappell, J.
Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Tulsa county of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to serve 99 years in the state penitentiary.
The defendant in his brief says:
“This was an unusual case. There was not a single fact or circumstance connected with the homicide in dispute excepting the defendant’s mental responsibility.”
The killing being admitted, the cause must be affirmed, unless the errors of law complained of by the defendant are sufficient to require a reversal. Section 2719, O. O. S. 1921, provides:
“Upon a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Marshall v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Mayse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
- Choate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
- Sayers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Crowell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1942
- Igo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1954
- Denton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
- Prescott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1934
- Weiland v. State.Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
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