White v. Hudspeth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

The petitioner, James H. White, was convicted of murder in the first degree in the district court of Kiowa county on *64April 30, 1920, pursuant to a plea of guilty and is now incarcerated in the state penitentiary under judgment and sentence for the period of his natural life.

The petitioner seeks his discharge on the grounds:(1) He was not indicted by a grand jury.(2) He was denied the right to be properly represented by counsel, the right to due process of law and the right to a fair, impartial and lawful trial by jury, in violation of the…