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Price v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided November 19, 1908No. 2053, Okla. TPublishedCited by 89 opinions

Appeal from Roger Mills County; C. F. Irwin, Judge. William P. Price was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree and appealed. On the 5th day of May, 1904, the,grand jury of Roger Mills county returned an, indictment!, against Wm.

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Appeal from Roger Mills County; C. F. Irwin, Judge. William P. Price was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree and appealed. On the 5th day of May, 1904, the,grand jury of Roger Mills county returned an, indictment!, against Wm. P. Price (hereafter called defendant), in which defendant was charged with the murder of James Yandell, on the 18th day September, 1903. On the 18th day of September, 1906, the trial began, and on the 22nd of September the jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the second degree against the defendant. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of…

1Opinion of the Court

FURMAN, Presiding Judge,

(after stating the facts as above). We will consider the assignment of errors in the order in which the matters complained of arise during the trial, and will state only so much of the testimony as is necessary to a proper understanding of the legal questions involved. As this case will be remanded for a new trial, we do not deem it necessary to state the evidence in full.

First. Defendant complains of the action of the trial court in overruling an objection made by his counsel to a question propounded by the prosecution, in its direct examination of the witness A. D.…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Mitchum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
  2. Beard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. Pond v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1860
  4. State v. ReedSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
  5. Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848

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3Cited by89 opinions

  1. Sturgis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. Starr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  3. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  4. Morris v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  5. Hathcox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951

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