Bailey v. Oklahoma

This is an original proceeding in which Billy Frank Bailey petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus or post-conviction appeal. The single challenge to the judgment and sentence offered by Petitioner is that his sentence is excessive in view of the fact that his co-defendants, both with previous records, received five year sentences while Petitioner, with no previous record, received a ten year sentence.

The records indicate that on September 1, 1965, Petitioner, while represented by counsel, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of first degree robbery in the District Court of…