Stephens v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Muskogee County; R. C. Allen, Judge. Melvin Stephens, convicted • of cattle theft, appeals. The statement of facts as set forth in the attorney general’s brief in this case is as follows: “Melvin Stephens, an unmarried negro, at the time of this larceny, was living in the city of Muskogee. His father, George Stephens, was living on a farm in McIntosh county, about fifteen miles south of Muskogee.
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Appeal from District Court, Muskogee County; R. C. Allen, Judge. Melvin Stephens, convicted • of cattle theft, appeals. The statement of facts as set forth in the attorney general’s brief in this case is as follows: “Melvin Stephens, an unmarried negro, at the time of this larceny, was living in the city of Muskogee. His father, George Stephens, was living on a farm in McIntosh county, about fifteen miles south of Muskogee. On Saturday, the 3rd day of May, 1913, George Stephens came to Muskogee. Pie drove a double team to a buggy, one of the horses being grey. Pie arrived at Muskogee about…
1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, P. J.
The plaintiff in error, Melvin Stephens, was 'tried in the District Court of Muskogee county on an information charging him with the theft of a cow. The jury found him guilty, but failed to agree upon the .punishment. The court rendered judgment and sentenced him to be imprisoned in the penitentiary for the term of five years. To reverse the judgment he appeals.
The first assignment of error relied upon to-wit: “That the court erred in overruling the motion to quash and set aside the information, because the defendant had not been given a preliminary examination,” is wholly without merit. In…
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- Ponoksy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
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