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Edwards v. State

1957 OK CR 21, 307 P.2d 872, 1957 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 139
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
DecidedFebruary 20, 1957
DocketA-12387
StatusPublished
Cited by5 cases

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Edwards v. State, 1957 OK CR 21, 307 P.2d 872, 1957 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 139 (Okla. Ct. App. 1957).

Opinion

POWELL, Judge.

Virginia Dare Edwards, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by information filed in the municipal criminal court of the city of Tulsa with the offense of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, found guilty and punishment fixed at 90 days in the county jail, and to pay a fine of $250.

The appeal comes here on the propositions that the information is not sufficient to charge a public offense against the laws of the state of Oklahoma, and that the information being fatally defective, the question may be presented for the first time on appeal.

We consider the instrument complained of, which reads:

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1957 OK CR 21, 307 P.2d 872, 1957 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 139, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/edwards-v-state-oklacrimapp-1957.