Haynes v. State

NIX, Judge.

Jessie James Haynes was charged by information with Rape in the Second Degree. He was sentenced upon a plea of guilty to serve Fifteen Years in the penitentiary. It is from that judgment and sentence that he appeals to this Court. He asserts two assignments of error, one of which is that the punishment was excessive. Defendant’s main contention is that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to be sent to a mental hospital for an observation period of ninety days.

The defendant was represented by the public defender’s office of Tulsa County. Appearing in defendant’s behalf…