Ex parte Harman

This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus brought by John W. Harman, petitioner. In said petition John W. Harman alleges he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty in the penitentiary at McAlester, Oklahoma, by Honorable Jerome J. Waters, Warden of said institution. The petition alleges the cause of said restraint is a certain judgment and sentence rendered against petitioner in the district court of Muskogee county, Oklahoma, by which petitioner was sentenced on January 24, 1951, to a term of 3 years in the penitentiary, and to pay a fine of $1,250 upon a verdict of the jury.

Petitioner…