Donald Plaskett v. Warden Ray H. Page

The district court denied habeas corpus relief to appellant Plaskett who is confined in an Oklahoma penitentiary serving a 5-year sentence for second-degree burglary. In the state court Plas-kett was represented by retained counsel. When sentence was pronounced on November 29, 1966, the state court ordered that Plaskett and his co-defendant be remanded to the custody of the sheriff for confinement in the county jail for 10 days “to allow defendant]s time to perfect their appeal.” Thereafter, an appeal bond was approved and Plaskett was released. On December 13, a notice of intent to appeal…