Goodson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “... the defendant was obviously still under the control of the State Penitentiary even though he was on temporary furlough to a hospital in Cleveland County. Since it was in Cleveland County that the defendant first eluded his captors, it would be unreasonable to assume that the crime did not at least partially occur in Cleveland County. 22 O.S.1971, § 124, an offense committed in two counties, provides: When a public offense is committed, partly in one county and partly in another county, or the acts or effects thereof, constituting or requisite to the offense, occur in two or more counties, the jurisdiction is in either county. Under the facts of this case the defendant was in actual custody in Cleveland County although he was in the constructive custody of the State Penal authority in Pittsburg County. Thus, when the defendant escaped the crime became one where the prohibited acts or effects thereof occurred in more than one county, and thus venue was proper in either.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Owens v. State

2. “Title 22, 1971, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 894 establishes the procedure for dealing with such situations. By its language the statute clearly indicates that the defendant or his counsel must be present, or at least, must have been notified of the occurrence. A violation of this statute creates a presumption of prejudice, which must be rebutted by the State. However, we have held in Worchester v. State, Okl.Cr., 536 P.2d 995 (1975) that the presumption of prejudice may be overcome if on appeal this Court finds upon examination of the record that no prejudice occurred. Since the defendant was only given the minimum punishment, and since the trial court in responding to the jury’s question in no way altered its instructions, we find that no prejudice had occurred. There being no prejudice, then by 20 O.S.1971, § 3001 [now 20 O.S.1981, § 3001.1] Harmless Error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Collums v. State