Legal Opinion
Cane v. Berry
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 19, 1960No. A-12955PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, Presiding Judge.
John A. Cane, an inmate of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, has filed in this Court a petition for writ of habeas corpus, and for cause states that he was received in the penitentiary on October 4, 1934 from Oklahoma County to serve a life sentence for murder. He states that he has maintained a good work record for over 25 years and that he qualified for consideration for a parole when, to prevent it, the county attorney of Oklahoma County placed a detainer against him, based on a charge of murder.
Petitioner alleges that the Oklahoma County Attorney has no intention of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thacker v. MarshallCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958
- Hurst v. PitmanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Application of GrahamCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Richard T. FordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Davidson v. SimmsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- Martin v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
- United States v. Richard T. FordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977