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Robertson and Poteet v. State

Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
Sep 23, 1911
117 P. 1133 (Okla. Crim. App. 1911)

Opinion

No. A-768.

Opinion Filed September 23, 1911.

Appeal from Superior Court, Logan County; J.M. Sandlin, Judge.

E. Robertson and James Poteet were convicted of a violation of the prohibition law and appeal. Reversed and remanded.

John Adams and A.R. Howes, for plaintiff in error.

Smith C. Matson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


The plaintiffs in error were informed against, tried and convicted in the superior court of Logan county for a violation of the prohibition law. A trial was had before a jury composed of only six men. The record does not show that the defendants waived their right to a trial by a jury of twelve men. It is assigned as error that the court erred in refusing the defendants' demand for a trial by a jury of twelve men. Under the authority of Hill v. State, 3 Okla. Cr. 686, 109 P. 291; Schafer v. State, 5 Okla. Cr. 598, 115 P. 379, and Dalton v. State, 6 Okla. Cr. infra, 116 P. 594, the judgments pronounced and entered are hereby reversed and said cause remanded to the superior court of Logan county with direction to grant a new trial.


Summaries of

Robertson and Poteet v. State

Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
Sep 23, 1911
117 P. 1133 (Okla. Crim. App. 1911)
Case details for

Robertson and Poteet v. State

Case Details

Full title:E. ROBERTSON AND JAMES POTEET v. STATE

Court:Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma

Date published: Sep 23, 1911

Citations

117 P. 1133 (Okla. Crim. App. 1911)
6 Okla. Crim. 641