Oscar Floyd Wharton v. United States

On October 11, 1963 appellant, Oscar Floyd Wharton, was convicted in Kansas state court on a plea of guilty to four counts of robbery, one count of escape, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. On this same date, evidence was introduced showing that Wharton had previous felony convictions on state charges in Texas and federal charges in the Western District of Arkansas. In light of this evidence Wharton was sentenced by the Kansas court as an habitual offender under the provisions of that state’s law to two concurrent 25 year terms. While serving these sentences Wharton brought a…