Meiggs v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Muskogee County; R. P. de Graffenreid, Judge. James Meiggs was convicted of murder and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The plaintiff in error, James' Meiggs, hereinafter called the defendant, was convicted of murder, and in accordance with the verdict of the jury was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. To reverse the judgment, this appeal is prosecuted.
This is a companion case to that of Henry Welch, 16 Okla. Cr. 513, 185 Pac. 119, recently affirmed by this court. The plaintiff in error, James Meiggs, Louis Berge, and Henry Welch were jointly charged with the murder of W. L. Smoot. A severance was demanded and granted. The plaintiff in error was convicted as a principal upon the theory…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Welch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1919
3Cited by7 opinions
- Love v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- State v. FoleyWashington Supreme Court · 1933
- Highfill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1924
- Simmons v. AndersonWashington Supreme Court · 1934
- Byrum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1932
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