Legal Opinion

Ward v. Page

District Court, W.D. Oklahoma

Decided February 25, 1965No. Civ. 5442PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOHANON, District Judge.

Petitioner, Arley Ward, was charged with the crime of murder in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, in 1947. After two days of trial, and before the case was submitted to the jury, the record shows that Petitioner changed his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty” of manslaughter in the first degree, and was sentenced by the Court to serve a term of forty years in the State Penitentiary. Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals of the State of Oklahoma, Ward v. State, 90 Okl.Cr. 120, 210 P.2d 790, and he was granted no relief. Petitioner then filed a Petition…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Waley v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Arley Ward v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  2. State v. OrtizNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Warden, Nevada State Prison v. PetersNevada Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Application of ParhamCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
  5. Buckley v. PageCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1970

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