Franks v. Anderson

OPINION

SIMMS, Judge:

Petitioner was charged by information filed in the District Court of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, on September 10, 1971, with the alleged felonious “Escape From Jail By Force” in case number CRF-70-41. This offense was alleged to have occurred on December 17, 1970. Petitioner was subsequently tried and convicted by a jury on this information and on October 13, 1971, sentenced to a term of five (5) years in the custody of the State Department of Corrections: two and one-half years to be served, the balance to be suspended during good behavior. Petitioner is presently…