Perry v. Waters

This is an original action in habeas corpus instituted by the petitioner, Clarence Perry, for the purpose of securing his release from confinement in the penitentiary.

The verified petition alleges that petitioner is restrained by reason of a commitment issued by virtue of a judgment and sentence pronounced by the district court of Tillman county in case No. 1821 in said county, wherein the petitioner was sentenced to serve a term' of 10 years imprisonment in the penitentiary upon a plea of guilty to the crime of manslaughter on January 5, 1953.

The Attorney General has filed a demurrer to the…