Ex Parte De Ford
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Original application by Edwin De Ford for writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the CourtMatson, J.
This is an application on the part of the petitioner, Edwin De Ford, for a writ of habeas corpus to be discharged from imprisonment in the state penitentiary at McAlester.
Petitioner alleges that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty, in -that the acts charged against him and of which he was convicted do not constitute “the abominable and detestible crime against nature” within the meaning of our statute. The information to which the petitioner entered a plea of guilty alleged that he (petitioner) did “willfully, intentionally and feloniously commit the abominable and detestible crime…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Honselman v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Herring v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Glover v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- State v. WhitmarshSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
- State v. VicknairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Harris v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
- Koontz v. the PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1927
- Berryman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
- State v. WallIdaho Supreme Court · 1952
- Post v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1986
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