Winchester v. State
This text of 1965 OK CR 75 (Winchester v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
This is an original proceeding wherein Fred Winchester, an inmate of the state penitentiary seeks his release from confinement where he is currently incarcerated by virtue of a judgment and sentence rendered against him in the District Court of Atoka County, Case No. 2793.
The sole ground upon which the petitioner seeks his release is that he was not represented by counsel at the preliminary hearing.
To the petitioner’s application, the State has interposed a demurrer for the reason that it appears from the application of the petitioner that he was appointed counsel many months prior to his trial, and under well established Oklahoma law he could have raised any defect in the preliminary proceedings prior to or at arraignment in the trial court.
It is the further position of the respondent that when the petitioner and his attorney entered a plea to the charge in the District Court, and did not subsequently withdraw said plea or request a preliminary hearing, such conduct amounted to a waiver.
It appearing that the pleadings support the position of respondent, we are of the opinion that the respondent’s demurrer should be sustained, and the relief prayed for denied.
Demurrer sustained. Writ denied.
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1965 OK CR 75, 403 P.2d 257, 1965 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 179, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/winchester-v-state-oklacrimapp-1965.