Cooper v. Hudspeth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus. The petitioner was charged with murder in the first degree. The district court accepted a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree. Petitioner had two previous felony convictions and on October 15, 1934, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The petitioner seeks his release from confinement on the grounds:(1) He was not charged pursuant to indictment of a grand jury but under an information filed by the county attorney.(2) Petitioner was not given a preliminary hearing as required by law.(3)…