Butler v. State

BRETT, Judge.

Johnny Clyde Butler has filed his petition in this Court seeking his release from the State Penitentiary, where he is presently serving a term of not less than four, nor more than twelve years upon a conviction for carrying firearms after conviction of a felony, after prior conviction of a felony.

Defendant claims that the sentence passed upon him is excessive, and that the maximum penalty for said crime is not to exceed ten years. He also claims that he was denied an attorney at his preliminary hearing before a justice of the peace.

Petitioner attaches to his petition a copy of…