Murray v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Bryan County; J. R. Armstrong, Judge. R. W. Murray was convicted of perjury, and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFurman, P. J.
No brief has been filed in this case on the part of appellant, and no appearance has been made in his behalf. It is the duty of this court to decide questions properly presented,, and not to brief cases. Where counsel do not appear in court and present the questions upon which they rely, either by brief or oral argument, this court will not do more than examine the record for fundamental errors. See Henson v. State, 5 Okla. Cr. 6, 113 Pac. 224; Price v. State, 5 Okla. Cr. 147, 113 Pac. 1061; Mingle v. State, 5 Okla. Cr. 535, 115 Pac. 616. Upon an examination of the record in this case, we…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Price v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Henson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Mingle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911