Legal Opinion
Sweet v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided November 27, 1940No. A-9711PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
The defendant, Cleve ¡Sweet, was charged by information in the district court of Pittsburg county, Olda., on November 27, 1934, with the crime of murder, was tried, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to serve a term of four years’ imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed to* this court.
This case has been called for trial three times. The first trial, which was begun October 11, 1935, resulted in a hung jury. The second time this case was called for trial, March 9, 1937, a mistrial was declared, and the jury discharged because one Gene Sweet, a brother…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- State v. FrisbeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
- Starr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1908
- Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Pate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
- Herren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Fry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Sam v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1973
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