In Re the Habeas Corpus of Mayfield

The record reflects that petitioner is confined in the state penitentiary by virtue of a conviction in the District Court of Logan County, for the crime of intent to rape, and that petitioner was sentenced to serve a term of six (6) years in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and at this date said sentence is not fully performed. The Court has before it the petition, returns to the writ, and the judgment and sentence of the court. The petitioner contends that his plea of guilty in said cause was obtained by threat and coercion and that he was not advised of his constitutional rights prior to…