Johnson v. Smith

Undercofler, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a plea of res judicata in a habeas corpus proceeding. The applicant entered pleas of guilty in the Superior Court of Pike County in 1961 on two burglary indictments and received two 20-year sentences. He admits the filing of two previous ha*220beas corpus petitions on the bases of illegal extradition and an illegally constituted grand jury both of which petitions were decided adversely to him.

Submitted March 12, 1968 Decided April 4, 1968. Glenn Zell, for appellant. Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, B. Daniel Dubberly, Jr., Joel C.…