Case v. State

1969 OK CR 58, 450 P.2d 828, 1969 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 372
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
DecidedFebruary 12, 1969
DocketNo. A-14723
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Case v. State, 1969 OK CR 58, 450 P.2d 828, 1969 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 372 (Okla. Ct. App. 1969).

Opinion

BUSSEY, Judge:

Homer T. Case, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by Information in the District Court of Oklahoma County for the crime of Robbery with Firearms. On November 13, 1967, the following proceedings occurred in the District Court of Oklahoma County before the Honorable William S. Myers, Jr.:

“BY THE COURT: Case Number 33299, State of Oklahoma versus Homer T. Sonny Case comes on for hearing, the Court having been advised that the defendant wishes to withdraw his plea of not guilty in this case. Mr. Jordon, you are the attorney for the defendant; is that right?
BY MR. JORDAN: Yes, sir, our office has been appointed, and I have discussed this matter with Mr. Case and it has been discussed with him by Mr. Anderson also of our office.
BY THE COURT: And is the Court correct in advising that you wish to withdraw your plea of not guilty?
BY MR. JORDAN: Yes, we wish to withdraw our formal plea of not guilty. We wish to enter a plea of guilty and we wish to waive time in which sentence might be passed.
EXAMINATION BY THE COURT OF THE DEFENDANT:
Q. Is the name of Homer T. Sonny Case your true and correct name?
A. Yes.
Q. How old are you, Mr. Case?
A. Thirty eight.
Q. Is Mr. T. Hurley Jordan who is here with you representing you as your lawyer ?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you know that you are charged with robbery with firearms in this case?
A. Yes.
Q. Have you and your lawyer had a copy of this charge?
(Reporter’s Note: Whereupon, the Court handed to the Defendant a copy of the Information, and the Defendant apparently read it.)
Q. I repeat have you and your lawyer had a copy of this charge?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know that the maximum punishment provided for this crime is death in the electric chair and the minimum is five years ?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you know that on a plea of guilty you may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment within these limits?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you know you are entitled to a jury trial of your case on this charge, and do you wish to waive it?
A. Yes.
Q. You do know that you are entitled to trial by jury if you wish?
A. Yes.
Q. Have you talked this case over with your lawyer and understand your rights and had his counsel and advice in this matter?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you wish to enter a plea now?
A. Yes.
Q. What is that plea?
A. Guilty.
Q. Are you pleading guilty of your own free will and accord for the reason that you are guilty and that you do admit that you did the acts charged ?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Now have you been abused, mistreated or threatened by anyone to have you enter this plea?
A. No, sir.
Q. Do you wish tó- enter your plea and be sentenced now?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Having pled guilty, the Court does find that you are guilty, and upon recommendation of the District Attorney in this case concurred in by your counsel, hereby sentences you to a term of seven years in the State Penitentiary. Now that judg[830]*830ment and sentence has been pronounced, the Court needs to inquire as follows—
BY MR. JORDAN: Let me ask you this one question, Your Honor, not being exactly familiar with the matter, but believing one way, we would request that this judgment and sentence be transported immediately to the Penitentiary with this person and that the Court request that he begin his sentence on this case while he has been convicted by a jury in another case that is similar to this — in fact, it arose out of almost the same thing, but he wants the Court to request—
THE COURT: It will be the order of this Court that he be transported forthwith to the State Penitentiary to start serving his term and that will be the order today.
BY MR. JORDAN: Fine.
BY THE DEFENDANT: This seven years will run with this thirty five ?
BY THE COURT: All this Court can do with respect to this charge is order you transported to the State Penitentiary and start serving this term, start serving sentence in this case which is the only case- — ■
BY MR. JORDAN: It is in addition to the thirty five he has already gotten.
BY THE COURT: About the other charge, this Court has no jurisdiction and it is not before it, but it will be the order of this Court that he be transported to the State Penitentiary to start service of his term of the sentence in case Number 33299 which is now on hearing before this Court.
BY MR. HARLEY: If the Court please, in the record, this fellow is presently incarcerated in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, and he is there serving a thirty five year term. I believe that’s right. Now we don’t want it in the record at all nor do we intend that this matter run concurrently with the other sentence at all.
BY THE COURT: This Court cannot set it as concurrent. It is without authority, the only thing this Court is undertaking to do in this case is enter a sentence with respect to this charge and issue the regular order of judgment and sentence.
BY MR. HARLEY: Seven years in this case?
BY THE COURT: Yes, seven years in this case.
BY MR. HARLEY: He is up here on an order to bring him back here for trial.
BY THE COURT: The Court would like to inquire whether you understand you have the right to appeal the judgment and sentence in this case to the Court of Criminal Appeals?
BY THE DEFENDANT: I haven’t made up my mind on that yet, sir.
Q. The Court will advise you that you do have the right to appeal the judgment and sentence of the Court in this case to the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Court wants you to understand that you are entitled to have an attorney represent you on appeal in this case if you want. Do you understand that?
A. Yes, we could get Mr. Jordan to handle this. I haven’t decided whether to appeal after conferring with him because this morning is the first time I have talked with him.
Q.

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Case v. State
1969 OK CR 59 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, 1969)

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