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381 P.2d 324

Shelton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · decided 1963-04-10

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““Writ of habeas corpus cannot be invoked for the purpose of reviewing acts of courts of record, when they act within their jurisdiction, nor can it be invoked for the purpose of correcting irregularities or errors, or as substitute for an appeal.””

quoted by 1 later decision, including Bryant v. State

““Where inmate of penitentiary wishes-to challenge judgment and sentence pronounced against him, he should attach to his petition for writ of habeas corpus a certified copy of the informa tion, and a certified copy of the judgment and sentence.””

quoted by 1 later decision, including Hobert v. State

Relies on Application of Salisbury · Lavender v. McLeod · Harvey v. Raines

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Decided 1963-04-10

How this case has been cited

Cited by 11 later decisions — most recently March 1999

11 state decisions

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NIX, Judge.

¶1 This is an original proceeding for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by the petitioner, Thomas Lee Shelton, who was convicted in the District Court of Noble County, Oklahoma for the crime of Manslaughter and was sentenced to 99 years in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

¶2 Petitioner contends that he was forced to trial with an attorney who lacked in sympathy and interest because of prejudice. This is not a question to be raised on Habeas Corpus and this Court held in the case of Harvey v. Raines, 368 P.2d 258:

“Writ of habeas corpus cannot be invoked for the purpose of reviewing the action of courts of record where the court acted within its jurisdiction, nor can the writ of habeas corpus be used for the purpose of correcting irregularities or errors, or as a substitute for an appeal.”

¶3 See also, In re Hood, Okl.Cr., 375 P.2d 163.

¶4*325 Petitioner has filed Only an unverified petition with no documents attached to enlighten the court of factual accounts.

¶5 In habeas corpus proceeding, burden is upon petitioner to prove the grounds upon which he relies for his release and unsupported statements do not meet requirements of proof. Lavender v. McLeod, Okl.Cr., 325 P.2d 1080.

¶6 This Court further held in Re Salisbury, 363 P.2d 380:

“Where inmate of penitentiary wishes to challenge judgment and sentence pronounced against him, he should attach to his petition for writ of habeas corpus a certified copy of the information, and a certified copy of such judgment and sentence.
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“In habeas corpus proceeding, prisoner who failed to attach certified copy of information, and of judgment and sentence, did not make out a prima facie case for release from confinement in penitentiary.”

¶7 For the above reasons, the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is accordingly denied.

BUSSEY, P. J., and JOHNSON, J., concur.
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