Wheeler v. State

The plaintiff in error, Charles Wheeler, hereinafter called defendant, was jointly informed against together with Hilario Valdez and Peter Crus for the murder of Crecencio Salinaz, and upon the said defendants being arraigned, the said defendant, Charles Wheeler, asked for and was granted a severance, tried separately, and convicted, and sentenced, to the penitentiary for life. To reverse the judgment rendered he prosecutes this appeal.

This is a branch of the case of Hilario Valdez, alias John Lee, and Peter Crus v. State, No. A—3590, 18 Okla. Cr. 204, 194 Pac. 451, affirmed by this court,…