Boutcher v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Coal Comity; A. T. West, Judge. Defendant was convicted of the crime of manslaughter and sentenced, to four years’ confinement in the state penitentiary, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
First. Counsel for the appellant complain that "the court erred in permitting the county attorney, over the objection of plaintiff in error, to state to the jury what facts he expected to prove on the trial of said cause, said statement being made before the giving of any testimony in the case, and just after the empaneling of the jury." This question has been passed upon adversely to the contention of counsel in the case of Sturgis v.State, 2 Okla. Cr. 362. There this court said:
"This statement is made to enable the jury to understand the issues before them and more readily see the relation…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sturgis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- City of Guthrie v. ShafferSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1898
- Wood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
- Cochran and Blevins v. United StatesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1904
- Hatch v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1897
3Cited by30 opinions
- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1983
- Manning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
- Maddox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1916
- Ryan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913
- Gregg v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
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