Ex parte Cooper

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Applicant seeks to invoke the original jurisdiction of this court by virtue of an *436application for writ of habeas corpus. It is his prayer that this court set aside the judgment of contempt against him by the Court of Appeals, Second Supreme Judicial District, ordering him confined to jail for five days and to pay a $500.00 fine.

The sequence of events is reflected by the said judgment of contempt which reflects in part as follows:

“ ‘This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of rape. Punishment was assessed at 55 years.

“ ‘The record reflects that…