Roe v. Burford

This is an original action in habeas corpus instituted by George Roe in an effort to secure his release from confinement in the State Penitentiary.

George Roe was convicted in the district court of Carter county on August 21, 1910, for the crime of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to serve 35 years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Pie has been confined in the institution since that time.

In the verified petition two propositions are presented. Eirst, the petitioner was denied equal protection of the law. Second, the sentence was excessive and should be modified.

The basis for the…