Jack Allen Barber v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary

SETH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner is a state prisoner, who filed an application for a writ of coram nobis with the United States District Court. The court considered it as a petition for writ of habeas corpus, appointed an attorney for petitioner, and held a hearing. Relief was denied and this appeal taken. The petition presents several issues, but the one here concerned relates to his right to be confronted by the witnesses against him.

The record shows that petitioner and a coaccused by the name of Woods were both represented by the same attorney, Mr. Ed Parks, during a preliminary hearing on…