Application of Gray

Petitioner Charles Arthur Gray appears herein pro se by handwritten petition for writ of habeas corpus. He is presently imprisoned in the Montana state prison under a 12 year sentence following his conviction of grand larceny after jury trial in the district court of Hill County. Petitioner alleges that his imprisonment is unlawful in that his conviction was procured in violation of various rights guaranteed him by the United States Constitution.

By way of background to the instant petition, petitioner was charged by information filed in the district court of Hill County •with first degree…