Harper v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from Tulsa County Court; N. J. Guhser, Judge. Guy Harper was convicted of a violation of the prohibitory law, and appeals. Upon the trial of this case J. J. Moran testified that in 1910 he was assistant chief of police of the city of Tulsa; that on the 5th of September, 1910, in company with Policeman Henry De Witt, between 8 and 9 o’clock at night, he saw two men enter the place of business of appellant.
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Appeal from Tulsa County Court; N. J. Guhser, Judge. Guy Harper was convicted of a violation of the prohibitory law, and appeals. Upon the trial of this case J. J. Moran testified that in 1910 he was assistant chief of police of the city of Tulsa; that on the 5th of September, 1910, in company with Policeman Henry De Witt, between 8 and 9 o’clock at night, he saw two men enter the place of business of appellant. I-Ie then testified as follows: “Q. What kind of a place is Harper’s place? A. Drug store and booze joint. Q. Did you' see the parties go in there? A. Yes, sir. Q. Who were the men?…
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, P. J.
(after stating the facts as above). There are but two questions brought up for review by the petition in error and presented in the brief of counsel for appellant. The first is as to whether or not the motion for a new trial was filed in time; the second is as to the sufficiency of the motion upon the ground of newly discovered evidence. We will not discuss the first question because we think that on the merits this case should be affirmed on the ground that the motion for á new trial upon the ground of newly discovered evidence is altogether insufficient and fatally defective. Judgment in…
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