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Ex Parte Potts

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided April 13, 1949No. A-11173PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrett, J.

Petitioner, Larence Potts, filed bis petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court on November 19, 1948. In said petition he alleged in substance that he was being unlawfully restrained by C. P. Burford, warden of the State Penitentiary, under and by virtue of a commitment from the district court of Garvin county, Okla., on April 17, 1944, wherein he was sentenced to life imprisonment on a charge of first degree murder. He alleges that he is being held without due process in violation of the statutes of the State of Oklahoma.

This contention is based upon the proposition that the district…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GilbertCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1941
  2. Ex Parte MotleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
  3. Winslow v. GreenIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
  4. In Re MaasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1900
  5. In re WrightSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Magenton v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
  3. In Re the Habeas Corpus of YorkCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955
  4. Cox v. PageCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1967
  5. Hanger v. RainesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960

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