Ex parte Orr

TIMMERMAN, District Judge.

The petitioner prays for a writ of habeas corpus upon allegations which are summarized as follows: (a) That he is confined in the South Carolina State Penitentiary pursuant to the judgment of the Court of General Sessions in and for Greenville County, South Carolina, following his conviction of breach of trust; (t>) that he was tried for said offense without being afforded an opportunity to have witnesses in his behalf and without counsel; (c) that he was given an excessive sentence of three years in prison; and (d) that civil rights guaranteed him under the Fifth,…