Sowell v. State

BRETT, Judge.

Holly Sowell, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged in the district court of Tulsa County, on January 22, 1965, with burglary, second degree, after former conviction of a felony. The cause was tried on March 5, 1965, before a jury, defendant was found guilty, and was thereafter sentenced to serve not less than five nor more than fifteen years in the state penitentiary, and he was transferred to that institution.

While in the penitentiary, defendant began efforts to perfect an appeal. He filed in this Court an application for writ of mandamus, to require the trial court…