Ex Parte Kirk

This is an original action in habeas corpus instituted by the petitioner, Bill Kirk, to secure his release from confinement in the penitentiary.

The verified petition alleges that petitioner was charged by information filed in the district court of Tulsa county with the-crime of robbery; that he entered a plea of not guilty upon arraignment in the district court, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to serve 35 years’ imprisonment in the State Penitentiary.

He further alleged that the district court of Tulsa county did not have jurisdiction to pronounce sentence against the petitioner for the…