Legal Opinion

Application of Kenton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 9, 1962No. A-13208PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUSSEY, Judge.

This is an original proceeding by Willis Kenton, an inmate of the State Penitentiary at McAlester, Oklahoma, to secure his release from confinement.

Briefly, the facts upon which the petitioner seeks his release are as follows:

On May 9, 1961, petitioner was sentenced to serve a term of two years in the State Penitentiary after having been found guilty of the crime of Burglary in the 2nd degree by a jury in Case No. 18977, in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

The petitioner remained in the custody of the Tulsa County authorities until his delivery to the State…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kenton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Application of RobersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1965
  2. Burns v. PageCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1968

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