Legal Opinion
Hamlin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 5, 1912No. A-1155PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from District Court, :Muskogee County; John H. King, Judge. Harry Hamlin was convicted of maiming, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the county jail for one year and a fine of $500, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, P. J.
When this case was called for trial, appellant entered the following plea of former conviction:
“The defendant "pleads that he has already been convicted of the offense charged in this indictment by the judgment of the court of Porter township, to wit, by W. S. Wolfenberger, justice of the peace for Porter township, in Muskogee county, state of Oklahoma, by its judgment rendered at the office of said W. S. Wolfenberger, justice of the peace for Porter township, in Muskogee county, state of Oklahoma, on the 19th day of May, 1910.”
This plea was bad upon its face. The information charged the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boswell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1884
- Norton v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1855
- Henkel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Mikels v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1871
3Cited by5 opinions
- Scribner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Hourigan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
- West v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1923
- Sawyer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- Hazelwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1929