Legal Opinion

Bird v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided February 28, 1973No. A-16795PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND OPINION

BRETT, Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction on January 27, 1971, for possession of marijuana, after former conviction of a felony, in which appellant, Eddie Bird, who will hereafter be referred to as defendant, was sentenced to serve from fifteen (15) to forty-five (45) years imprisonment. Defendant was represented by the public defender, waived a jury, and was tried before the court without a jury. Defendant’s arrest arose out of an alleged hit and run charge, which was later dismissed.

Defendant first complains that the first information for possession of marijuana,…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
Lawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
State v. CuellarConnecticut Superior Court · 1964

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3Cited by1 opinion

United States v. JamesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1977