Shackelford v State

Shackelford v State
1922 OK CR 177
211 P. 1056
22 Okl.Cr. 270
Decided: 12/14/1922
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

(Syllabus.)

Appeal and Error Dismissal Acceptance of Pardon.

Appeal from District Court, Stephens County; Cham Jones, Judge.

E.H. Shackelford was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. Appeal dismissed.

Sandlin & Winans and Womack, Brown & Cund, for plaintiff in error.

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PER CURIAM. The plaintiff in error, E.H. Shackelford, was informed against for the murder of J.C. Hoff, and upon his trial was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of 10 years. From the judgment rendered in accordance with the verdict an appeal was duly perfected.

While his appeal was pending and awaiting decision before this court his counsel of record filed a motion to dismiss the appeal pending in this case, for the reason that on the application of plaintiff in error a pardon was granted by Hon. E. Trapp, Acting Governor, in the absence of the Governor from the state.

The uniform holding of this court is that when a pardon is granted by the Governor and accepted by the plaintiff in error and the matter is judicially called to the attention of this court pending the determination of the appeal, the appeal will be dismissed.