Robert C. Kessinger v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary and the State of Oklahoma

Dec 8, 1966
9002
Reporters:
Before:
Breitenstein
PER CURIAM.

The district court denied habeas corpus relief to appellant Kessinger, ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍a prisoner in the Oklahoma penitentiary, on the ground that he had not exhausted his state remedies as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍The record shows that appellant has appealed to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals from his state conviction and that the ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍appeal is pending and undecided. In such circumstances, he has not exhausted his available remedies-in state courts. Lee v. State of ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍Kansas, 10 Cir., 346 F.2d 48. The various claims that he makes can and should be decided in the Oklahoma courts. Nothing is ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍presented to show that the state remedy is ineffective or inadequate.

Affirmed.