Prentice F. Day v. Ray H. Page, Warden of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary

This appeal is taken from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma denying appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant, a state prisoner presently serving a life sentence after entry of plea of guilty to murder, had previously sought and had been denied relief in the state court. Day v. Page, Okl.Cr., 436 P.2d 59. The state court had denied Day’s application for habeas corpus after conducting a full evidentiary hearing at which Day, his trial counsel, and the trial judge each testified on disputed issues of fact. The same factual and…