Layne v. State

Tom Layne, plaintiff in error, was on March 18, 1919, ini the district court of Latimer county, convicted of the murder of Powell Bobo, and sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for life. Plaintiff in error appeals.

Both the appeal and an application for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the jurisdiction and authority of the Honorable George C. Crump, assigned judge, to preside at the concluding portion of the trial of the case after the 15th day of March, 1919, have been pending here for many months, and this question of jurisdiction is the only issue involved. No action has…