Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, 1919

Ex Parte Hodges

Ex Parte Hodges
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · Decided May 20, 1919 · PER CURIAM.
180 P. 717; 16 Okla. Crim. 113; 1919 OK CR 169; 1919 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 156

Ex Parte Hodges

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The petitioner, Wesley Hodges, filed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this court by mail, wherein it is averred that he is unlawfully held under a commitment issued out of the superior court of Ok-mulgee county upon a judgment rendered in said court upon a verdict finding said petitioner guilty of the crime of perjury.

It is further averred that the facts stated in the information upon which he was convicted do not constitute a criminal offense, and for this reason the court was without- jurisdiction to try, sentence, or imprison petitioner thereunder.

Counsel for the state have moved to dismiss said ■cause for the reason that said petition does not state facts sufficient to entitle the petitioner to the relief prayed for.

*114 The motion to dismiss is sustained, and the cause is dismissed.

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