Claycomb v. State

Mack Claycomb was by information filed in the district court of Latimer county on September 1, 1919, charged jointly with Mrs. Mack Claycomb and Jewell Clay-comb with the murder of Jessie Fitzgerald on May 31, 1919. At the trial the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter in the first degree against Mack Claycomb, assessing his punishment at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of 25 years. From a judgment on the verdict defendant appeals.

Mack Claycomb, plaintiff in error, referred to herein as the defendant, was a Mexican, as were nearly all of the witnesses. It was claimed that…