Ex Parte Woods

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition is filed for the purpose of setting at liberty Floyd Woods. It is alleged in the petition that Floyd Woods is illegally restrained of his liberty, and is unlawfully imprisoned in the penitentiary at McAlester, by virtue of an unlawful and illegal judgment and sentence of conviction in the district court of Coal county.

It appears from the petition that Floyd Woods was, on April 30, 1910, indicted by the grand jury of Coal county for the crime of grand larceny. A plea of not guilty was entered, and Woods was, on the 16th day of March,…