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Arthurs v. State

Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
Apr 10, 1926
248 P. 873 (Okla. Crim. App. 1926)

Opinion

No. A-5451.

Opinion Filed April 10, 1926. Rehearing Denied September 18, 1926.

(Syllabus.)

Appeal and Error — Scope of Review Where no Brief Filed nor Argument Made. Where an appeal is taken upon a conviction for a felony, and no briefs are filed, and counsel for plaintiff in error fail to appear and make oral argument when the case is set for submission, this court will read the evidence to ascertain if it supports the verdict, and will examine the record for jurisdictional errors, and, if none appear, the judgment will be affirmed.

Appeal from District Court, Caddo County; Will Linn, Judge.

Vernon Arthurs and Jewell Arthurs were convicted of grand larceny, and appeal. Affirmed.

Bristow McFadyen, for plaintiffs in error.

Geo. F. Short, Atty. Gen., for the State.


The plaintiffs in error, hereinafter called defendants, were convicted in the district court of Caddo county on a charge of grand larceny, and sentenced to serve a term of 6 months in the state penitentiary. The case was tried in September, 1924, and the appeal lodged in this court in October, 1925. No briefs have been filed, and no appearance for oral argument made.

Where an appeal is prosecuted to this court, and no brief in support of the petition in error is submitted, and no appearance for oral argument made, this court will examine the record for jurisdictional errors, and will read the evidence to ascertain if it reasonably supports the judgment, and, if no fundamental error is apparent, the case will be affirmed.

We have examined the record and find that it properly charges the offense of grand larceny, and have read the evidence, and it fully sustains the verdict and judgment. No jurisdictional error is apparent.

The case is affirmed.

BESSEY, P.J., and DOYLE, J., concur.


Summaries of

Arthurs v. State

Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
Apr 10, 1926
248 P. 873 (Okla. Crim. App. 1926)
Case details for

Arthurs v. State

Case Details

Full title:VERNON ARTHURS et al. v. STATE

Court:Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma

Date published: Apr 10, 1926

Citations

248 P. 873 (Okla. Crim. App. 1926)
248 P. 873

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