Ex Parte Crump
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Application of George Crump, Jr., for writ of habeas corpus. On behalf of George Crump, Jr., a duly verified petition for a writ of habeas corpus was presented to the Presiding Judge of this court, representing that he was illegally restrained of his liberty and unlawfully imprisoned in the state penitentiary by R. W. Dick, warden.
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Application of George Crump, Jr., for writ of habeas corpus. On behalf of George Crump, Jr., a duly verified petition for a writ of habeas corpus was presented to the Presiding Judge of this court, representing that he was illegally restrained of his liberty and unlawfully imprisoned in the state penitentiary by R. W. Dick, warden. It is further averred in said petition that: “The cause of said restraint according to the best of the knowledge and belief of your petitioner is that the said George Crump, Jr., was by the superior court of Pottawatomie county, Okla., convicted of the crime of…
1Opinion of the Court
The power to pardon is an executive power expressly vested by the Constitution of the state in the Governor. He does not hold the power simply because he is the chief executive, but because the sole power to pardon is delegated to his office. Const. art. 6, sec. 10 (159, Williams'). "As human actions are necessarily imperfect, the pardoning power must be vested somewhere in order to prevent injustice when it is ascertained that an error has been committed." Bouv. Law Dic. see "Pardon." A full, unconditional pardon reaches both the punishment prescribed for the offense and the guilt of the…
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