Legal Opinion
Weston v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 9, 1943No. A-10171PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
Defendant, Bill Weston, was charged in the district court of Creek county with the crime of rape in the first degree, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to serve a term of 15 years in the State Penitentiary, and has appealed.
Before discussing the issues in this ease, we desire to quote from the case of Sowers v. Territory, 6 Okla. 436, 50 P. 257, 258. This opinion was rendered in the early Territorial days by Justice Tarsney. It discusses a question that arises in the instant case, a question that does ¡arise in many cases of this character. What Justice Tarsney says is sound law and has…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Ferbrache v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
- Douglas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
- Self v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Hudson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1965
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- De Armond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1988
- Holding v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977
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