COOK v. STATE

No. A-15802.

487 P.2d 1373 (1971)

Hiawatha COOK, Plaintiff in Error, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Defendant in Error.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

July 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Clark, Ardmore, for plaintiff in error.

Larry Derryberry, Atty. Gen., Robert H. Mitchell, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.


BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Hiawatha Cook, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged with the offense for Murder in the District Court of Carter County, and was convicted for Manslaughter in the First Degree; his punishment was fixed at forty (40) years imprisonment, and from said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

Briefly stated, the evidence at the trial adduced that on January 4, 1969, one Milton Sanders was shot...

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