People Ex Rel. Kelley v. Frye

Relator, Paul David Kelley, filed a pro se appeal from a judgment of the Madison County circuit court dismissing his habeas corpus petition. No brief has been filed by the State, and the cause was submitted without oral argument.

On April 1, 1965, the Madison County grand jury returned a five-count indictment, four counts of which were contained on the first page and charged Kelley and others with murder. The fifth count charged the same individuals with conspiring to and committing murder, and was contained on the second page of the indictment. On page 1 of the printed form appeared the…