Application of Cameron

Under date of May 11, 1953, the petitioner, who is serving a life sentence in the State Penitentiary at McAlester, after conviction of a charge of murder, and pursuant to commitment from the district court of Washington county, filed herein his application for a writ of mandamus. Petitioner is not represented by an attorney, and in that he is incarcerated it is our policy to be liberal concerning procedure.

Attached to the petition filed were photostatic copies of letters from the Hon. James T. Shipman, district judge, in reply to letters from petitioner making inquiry as to any charges…