BEST v. STATE

No. A-13495.

391 P.2d 822 (1964)

James BEST, #69137, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Oklahoma and Ray H. Page, Warden of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondents.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

April 21, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Best, pro se.

Charles Nesbitt, Atty. Gen., Hugh H. Collum, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.


JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

James Best, #69137, has petitioned this Court to order his release from confinement in the State Penitentiary at McAlester. The case is presented upon a demurrer to the petition, filed by the Attorney General on behalf of the Warden.

Petitioner alleges that he is confined in the penitentiary by reason of a judgment and sentence pronounced against him on September 27, 1963 by the district court of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, wherein he...

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