BRETT, J.
This is an original action in habeas corpus brought by Lawrence Ballard, pro se, wherein he alleges that he is being unlawfully restrained of his liberty by C.P. Burford, warden of the State Penitentiary at McAlester, Oklahoma. The cause of his restraint he alleges is a judgment and sentence out of the district court of Choctaw county, Oklahoma, entered on May 3, 1921, sentencing him to the penitentiary during his natural life for the murder of Mrs. Charley...
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