Hanlon v. State

BRETT, Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court of Tulsa County, in which the plaintiff in error, Thomas G. Hanlon, was convicted on June 29, 1966 of the offense of receiving stolen property. He was tried by a jury, which fixed his punishment at a fine of $500. Mr. Hanlon was an attorney engaged in the practice of criminal law, who was disbarred from further practice of law, as the result of this conviction. Plaintiff in error will hereafter be referred to as “defendant”, as he appeared in the trial court.

Because of the unique nature of this case, a brief statement of facts seems…