Combs v. State

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This is an original proceeding in which Rousvelt Combs, Oklahoma State Penitentiary Inmate No. 75926, has filed for a mandamus alleging that his fifteen year sentence in the penitentiary is excessive and this violates his constitutional rights. Petitioner argues that his fifteen year sentence for the crimes of robbery and rape are excessive in that his “crime case partner” only received a ten year sentence for the same crimes of robbery and rape.

We find no merit in the argument of Petitioner. It is a familiar rule of this Court that the question as to whether or not a…