Ward v. Raines

Petitioner filed herein a proceedings, titled habeas corpus, to secure his release from confinement in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

The record before the Court reflects that petitioner was charged with murder by information in the district court of Tulsa County. He was tried before a jury and after all the testimony was in and both state and defendant rested their case, petitioner, after a brief recess, withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty. Pie was sentenced to 40 years in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

It has been called to the attention of the court by the…