Delbert Leroy Oldham v. Oklahoma
DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus Punishment
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by applying the doctrine of res-judicata,whether the District Court exceeded its authority,whether the trial court violated constitutional-rights,whether the Eighth-Amendment's Excessive-Fines-Clause is incorporated against the State's under the Fourteenth-Amendment
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED | ' | (1). Whether the Court of Appeals erred by applying the doctrine of res judicata to “Petition In Error” because Petitioner raised Constitutional errors that can not be waived or barred. (2). Whether assuming that the District Court did exceed its authority by imposing a fine punishment, in addition to a prison punishment constituted an abuse of that discretion. . (3). Whether trial court violated Oldham’s constitutional rights to due process and to be free from cruel and unusual punishment by imposing a sentence that was not authorized by state Statute. (4). Whether the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the State’s under the Fourteenth Amendment.