Butler v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Butler v. State

1911 OK CR 9, 112 P. 758, 4 Okla. Crim. 637, 1911 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 13

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

DecidedJanuary 9, 1911

DocketNo. A-402.

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Butler v. State, 1911 OK CR 9, 112 P. 758, 4 Okla. Crim. 637, 1911 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 13 (Okla. Ct. App. 1911).

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FURMAN, Presiding Judge.

It has been made known to this court that appellant has applied to the Governor of the state for a pardon, commutation, or parole. Such action upon the part of appellant amounts to an abandonment of the appeal. An appellant cannot invoke the judgment of this court upon the merits of hi& appeal, and while such appeal is pending apply to the Governor of the state for a pardon, commutation, or parole; such action is simply trifling with this court and will not be permitted. It having been made known to us that the appellant in this case has applied to the Governor of the state for a pardon, commutation, or parole, the appeal is dismissed.

DOYLE, Judge, concurs. Judge Richardson presided at the trial of this case in the court below, and took no part in the 'Consideration or disposition of the case in this court.

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FURMAN, Presiding Judge.

It has been made known to this court that appellant has applied to the Governor of the state for a pardon, commutation, or parole. Such action upon the part of appellant amounts to an abandonment of the appeal. An appellant cannot invoke the judgment of this court upon the merits of hi& appeal, and while such appeal is pending apply to the Governor of the state for a pardon, commutation, or parole; such action is simply trifling with this court and will not be permitted. It having been made known to us that the appellant in this case has applied to the Governor of the state for a pardon, commutation, or parole, the appeal is dismissed.

DOYLE, Judge, concurs. Judge Richardson presided at the trial of this case in the court below, and took no part in the 'Consideration or disposition of the case in this court.

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1911 OK CR 9, 112 P. 758, 4 Okla. Crim. 637, 1911 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/butler-v-state-oklacrimapp-1911.

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