WOODLEY, Judge.
On November 5, 1958, appellant was found guilty of the unlawful possession of marijuana, and his punishment was assessed by a jury at twenty years.
On November 12, 1958, his attorney applied for writ of habeas corpus alleging that his client was held in jail by virtue of said conviction and was afflicted with tuberculosis which rendered his removal from jail necessary for the preservation of his life.
After hearing the application was...
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