Bingham v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the CourtJones, P. J.
The defendant, Alfred Clarence Bing-ham, was charged in the district court of Tulsa county with the crime of murder; was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death, and has appealed.
The information filed against defendant alleged that he killed his wife, Mary Bingham, on August 8, 1943, by cutting her throat with a sharp pocket-knife.
At the trial of the case, the killing of Mary Bingham was admitted by the defense and no evidence was offered or contention made that the homicide was excusable or justifiable, but the sole defense offered was that of insanity.
The defendant was a painter and…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Marshall v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1942
- Signs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1926
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3Cited by45 opinions
- State v. NaveSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Tarter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
- Nauni v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- Ake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- Harvell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1964
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