Mitchell v. Gladden

This is a proceeding brought under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (ORS 138.510-138.670). Petitioner seeks an adjudication declaring invalid a judgment and sentence of the circuit court of Douglas county on October 14, 1955 and a judgment and sentence of the circuit court of Harney county on January 18, 1956. The petition alleges four grounds for relief, two of which have been abandoned on appeal.

The first question presented is whether petitioner was deprived of Ms constitutional rights in the course of the procedure under which he was sentenced following Ms conviction after a plea of guilty…