Hinley v. Burford, Warden

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Appellant, Jake Hinley, was tried and convicted for first degree rape in the District Court of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, and sentenced to serve a life term in 'the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

Since 1938, when the life sentence was imposed, appellant has sought release from the judgment and sentence by numerous petitions for a writ in both state and federal courts. In 1943 a petition was denied by the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals (not officially reported), and by the Supreme Court of the United States, Ex…