Pierce v. State

BRETT, Presiding Judge.

This is an original proceeding in which Petitioner, Harold Lee Pierce, seeks an appeal of his conviction “Out of Time”, as provided for in 22 O.S.Supp. § 1073. When petitioner filed his petition in this Court, an evidentiary hearing was directed to be held by the District Court of Garvin County, Oklahoma. Thereafter, such hearing was held, and the court entered its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Petitioner was tried by a jury in case no. 2908, in the District Court of Garvin County on May 12, 1958, on a charge of Murder — the Information alleged that he…