Case Name: R. W. MURRAY v. STATE
Court: Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
Decision Date: 1912-03-07
Citations: 7 Okla. Crim. 40
Docket Number: No. A-965
Parties: R. W. MURRAY v. STATE.
Judges: ARMSTRONG, J., being disqualified, having presided at the trial of appellant in the district court, did not participate in the consideration of this cause. DOYEE, J., concurs.
Reporter: Oklahoma Criminal Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 40–40

Head Matter:
R. W. MURRAY v. STATE.
No. A-965.
Opinion Filed March 7, 1912.
(121 Pac. 791.)
APPEAL — Briefs—Failure to File. It is the duty of counsel, when they appeal a case to this court, to appear and, either by brief or oral argument, present the questions upon which they rely. If no brief is filed, and no oral argument is made, this court will not do-more than examine the record for fundamental errors.
(Syllabus by the Court.)
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.
Affirmed.
Utterback & Hayes and Victor C. Phillips, for appellant.
Smith C. Matson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
FURMAN, 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 find no fundamental error, and the evidence overwhelmingly establishes the guilt of the appellant.
The judgment of the lower court is therefore affirmed.
ARMSTRONG, J., being disqualified, having presided at the trial of appellant in the district court, did not participate in the consideration of this cause. DOYEE, J., concurs.