Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Burford
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 13, 1950No. A-11414PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, P. J.
By habeas corpus the petitioner, William B. Nelson, seeks to vacate the judgment and sentence of the district court of Grady county wherein the petitioner was sentenced to serve a term of ten years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary upon his plea of guilty to the crime of kidnapping, after former conviction of a felony.
The sole question presented by this action is whether the court lost jurisdiction to pronounce sentence upon the plea of guilty by failure of the court to appoint counsel for the defendant before accepting his plea of guilty.
The facts introduced at the hearing before this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte MeadowsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
- Ex Parte BarnettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1939
- Ex Parte TollisonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
- Ex Parte CornellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
- Ex Parte DarrCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ex Parte ConwayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
- In Re Pate's PetitionCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
- Mougell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
- In Re the Habeas Corpus of EllisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1963
- Ex Parte ParrottCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953
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