In re Habeas Corpus of Thomas

BUSSEY, Judge.

This is an original proceeding instituted by the petitioner, Jerry Lewis Thomas, to secure his release from confinement in the County Jail of Oklahoma County, where he is confined in lieu of posting bond pending a preliminary hearing upon a charge of Burglary in the Second Degree.

It is urged by the petitioner that his confinement is illegal and unlawful by reason of the fact that he is a juvenile of the age of sixteen years and has not been certified by the Children’s Court of Oklahoma County to be tried as an adult.

He further argues that in the absence of certification by the…