Application of Russell
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
BUSSEY, Judge.
The petitioner, Jack C. Russell, an inmate in the state penitentiary at McAlester seeks his release in this cause and asserts as grounds that he is being restrained and imprisoned unlawfully. He was received at the State Penitentiary on the 3rd day of September, 1958, after being sentenced upon a plea of guilty to the charge of murder. A life sentence was imposed by the District Court of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma and the petitioner asserts in this cause that: (1) The evidence was insufficient to support the charge of murder as set out in the information; (2) That petitioner was…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hibbs v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1959
- Application of RussellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- Morgan v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1961
3Cited by2 opinions
- Allen v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
- Davis v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962