West v. State

MEMORANDUM OPINION

NIX, Presiding Judge.

The plaintiff in error, J. C. West, who shall hereinafter be referred to as the defendant, was charged with the crime of Burglary Second Degree; was tried before a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to serve Five Years in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He lodged his appeal within the time, prescribed by statute, alleging numerous assignments of error.

Defense counsel failed to file a brief within the time allowed by this Court, consequently, the case was summarily submitted and examined only for fundamental error. A decision was handed down on March 22,…