Wilhite v. State
This text of 1919 OK CR 275 (Wilhite v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Charles A. Wilhite and Catherine M. Wilhite were convicted in the county court of Kay county of the crime of unlawfully settling on land, and. their punishment fixed as above stated.
This appeal has been pending in this court since the 29th day of March, 1918, the cause having been submitted June 6, 1919, at which time no appearance was made by any counsel representing plaintiffs in error, nor has any brief been filed in their behalf. Rule 9 of this court (12 Okla. Cr. viii, 165 Pac. x) provides:
“When no counsel appears, and no briefs are filed, the court will examine the pleadmgs, the instructions of the court and the exceptions taken thereto, and the judgment and sentence, and if no prejudicial error appears, will affirm the judgment.”
This appeal has evidentlv been abandoned. An examination of the pleadings, instructions, and judgment and sentences discloses no preju-d;cia> error, and in accordance with rule 9, supra, the judgment is affirmed.
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1919 OK CR 275, 183 P. 625, 16 Okla. Crim. 709, 1919 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 250, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/wilhite-v-state-oklacrimapp-1919.