McKnight v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

McKnight v. State

1914 OK CR 51, 137 P. 1196, 10 Okla. Crim. 668, 1914 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 127

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma·Decided January 12, 1914·No. No. A-1606.·Published

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PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff in error, Charles McKnight, was convicted of vagrancy in the county court of Pottawatomie county, and the judgment and sentence of the court was that ho pay a fine of one hundred dollars. Error is assigned upon the ruling of the court in admitting evidence that the defendant’s general reputation was that of a professional gambler. This is a companion case to the case of Mitchell v. State, 9 Okla. Cr. 172, 130 Pac. 1175, and the record presents the same questions of law. Por the reasons set forth in the opinion in that ease, the judgment of conviction is reversed, and the cause remanded.

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PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff in error, Charles McKnight, was convicted of vagrancy in the county court of Pottawatomie county, and the judgment and sentence of the court was that ho pay a fine of one hundred dollars. Error is assigned upon the ruling of the court in admitting evidence that the defendant’s general reputation was that of a professional gambler. This is a companion case to the case of Mitchell v. State, 9 Okla. Cr. 172, 130 Pac. 1175, and the record presents the same questions of law. Por the reasons set forth in the opinion in that ease, the judgment of conviction is reversed, and the cause remanded.

McKnight v. State, 1914 OK CR 51, 137 P. 1196, 10 Okla. Crim. 668, 1914 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 127 (Okla. Ct. App. 1914).

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