Ex Parte Gray

The petitioner, now confined in the state penitentiary, mailed to the clerk of this court his verified petition alleging that he is unlawfully imprisoned and restrained of his liberty by the warden, Jess F. Dunn. The Attorney General has filed a demurrer to the petition on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to entitle petitioner to the relief prayed for.

It appears that the petition was filed on January 9, 1941, and merely alleges:

“The said Joe Cephus Gray has been illegally and unlawfully tried, and has been denied and deprived of his constitutional and lawful rights, given…