Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Paul
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 31, 1951No. A-11503PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
The petitioner, Jess D. Paul, seeks by writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release from the State Penitentiary at McAlester, where he is at the present time serving a life sentence for murder. The judgment of conviction and sentence ivas entered by the district court of Washington county, Oklahoma, on July 15, 1926, upon a plea of guilty by petitioner.
The petition sets out that in ignorance he was inveigled by the prosecuting authorities to enter a plea of guilty; that the court knew that he was not guilty, etc. The petition is not verified and is not supported by affidavits or documentary…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ex Parte MotleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
- Ex Parte ColeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Ex Parte OwensCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
- Ex Parte WorkmanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1949
3Cited by5 opinions
- Application of SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1959
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- Peoples v. McLeodCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1957
- Paul v. Waters, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Paul v. WatersDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1952