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Porter v. State

Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
Apr 17, 1919
179 P. 793 (Okla. Crim. App. 1919)

Opinion

No. A-3409.

Opinion Filed April 17, 1919.

Appeal from District Court, Payne County; John P. Hickam, Judge.

Robert P. Porter, convicted of a felony, appeals. Reversed.

J.M. Springer, for plaintiff in error.

The Attorney General and W.C. Hall, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


Plaintiff in error, Porter, was convicted in the district court of Payne county of keeping a place in the town of Cushing, with the felonious intent and purpose of selling intoxicating liquors. To reverse the judgment rendered on the verdict, he appealed by filing in this court on June 29, 1918, a petition in error with case-made.

In the case of Proctor v. State, 15 Okla. Cr. 338, 176 P. 771, the statute upon which this prosecution is based was held unconstitutional and void. For the reasons stated in the opinion in that case, the judgment is reversed.


Summaries of

Porter v. State

Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
Apr 17, 1919
179 P. 793 (Okla. Crim. App. 1919)
Case details for

Porter v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT P. PORTER v. STATE

Court:Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma

Date published: Apr 17, 1919

Citations

179 P. 793 (Okla. Crim. App. 1919)
179 P. 793