The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-16
CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT
HANDS DOWN "a OPINIONS
How TO Keep Out Of JalI2 Rs
fta|a From Violating Tho Law,
Suggests The Court

Ia denying the habeas corpus ap-
plication of Ananias Copeland, re-
Gently convicted In the superior court
court of Logan county on cotton
stealing charge, the criminal court OF
appeals, in a far reaching opinion by
Presiding Judge Henry NJ. FNrman.
holds that a district Judge In a
county where superior court has
been created has the power to trans.
fer either civil OF criminal cases TO
the superior court and that when so
transferred will stand for trial as
if they had been originally filed
therein
Copeland was tried In the district
court in February and the jury failed
TO agree District Judge A. H Hus-
ton on April transferred the case
to the superior court for trial, which
action is sustained IN today's opin-
ion The court In denying the writ
delivers Copeland over to Sheriff
Murphy with instructions to place
him in the state penitentiary to serve
his two years sentence, as per the
judgment Of the superior court.
The criminal court In session at
Oklahoma City today handed down
decisions in twenty four cases, eleven
each by Presiding Judge Furman and
Judge Armstrong, and two by Judge
Doyle.
In an opinion by Presiding Judge
Furman In sustaining the conviction
OF Bob Brazil OF Carter county. for
violating he prohibition law, the
court warns attorneys nto to appeal
cases. expecting to get them reversed
on technicalties
III people want TO keep out OF jail
in Oklahoma. they must refrain from
violating the laws Of the state, the
court suggests
Other Opinions by Furmsn
Tom Talley VS. State, two cases;
| convicted Of violating liquor laws,
Carter county: appeal dismissed.
In remanding tire liquor conviction
case Of A. w. Gillespie TO the Car
! 'iield county court for new trial
the court holds that where trial
| Judge permits defendant to be
| forced to produce documents contain
| ing incrininatng evidence against
himself. II is reversible error and a
violation OF the immunity secured q
him through section II Of article z
! OF the constitution
George Gardner VS. state Canadian
county. violating liquor law, affirmed
Dave Bryan VS. State. Greek coun.
ty affirmed
l.. A. Newln VS. State. Kiowa
county violation prohibition law,
affirmed
Pate S. Smith VS. state. Carter
county. violation prohibition law,
affirmed.
Eugene Cooper vs. State. Oklahoma
county, violation prohibitions lag
1 appeal dismissed
Dave Collins VS. State, Tulsa
county; same ruling.
Opinions BY Doyle.
Judge Doyle ia an elaborate hui
man interest opinion affirms the
sentence OF one year and one day
| passed BY Judge Clark Of Oklahoma
county upon James Wilson, convicted
on the charge Of assaultIng T. e.
| Pickett With intent to kill Wilson
was indicted Jointly with Shorty
i Jones and Mrs Emma Pickett. the
victims wife, on the charge OF enter.
ing into conspiracy to XIII Pickett
I who vas knocked IN the head with
an axe near Belle isle and almost
killed on May 2. 1910. Jones plead
/ guilty and drew ten-year peniten
HAIRY sentence Airs. Pickett VAS
acquitted by jury Some thrilling
love letters written by Mrs, Pickett
TO Wilson appear n the record oi
the ease
/ Judge Doyle IN an opinion abates
the threeye sentence imposed upor
Walter Mike who was convicted III
Haskell county on q larceny charge
Mike died ON April goth last,
1 Opiniens BY Armstrong.
The case 0f y WI Wills convicted
ID Stephens county for Transporting
l Interstate shipments Of liquor, was
/ reversed
4 Fred Tannard Of Roger Mills coun-
| ty aho was tried on Two counts fol
selling liquor al she same time, gets
4 a new trial
# Ieagear sentence imposed upon
4 j ~ Fields. Of Usage county, foT
larceny 0f cattle Is affirmed
Il Homer Cofey vs.. state. Cleveland
county violation Of prohibition law;
I affirmed
The appeal In case Of Al @ Cross
/ convicted 81 larceny charge III Me-
i CLAIM county Is dismissed. Cross be
II ing a fugitive from justice.
4 Because the information was not
prOnariv drawn fhe ease ~ AIRS