Bryant v. State

NIX, Judge.

This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by William B. Bryant, seeking his release from the penitentiary alleging that he is unlawfully confined.

Petitioner alleges that he should have been charged with Petty Larceny instead of Grand Larceny, as the wholesale value of the items taken were not sufficient to support the charge of Grand Larceny. This Court held in the case of In re Macon, Okl.Cr., 335 P.2d 651; and Shelton v. State, Okl.Cr., 381 P.2d 324:

“Writ of habeas corpus cannot be invoked for the purpose of reviewing acts of courts of record, when they act within…