WHAM, District Judge.
It appears that the petitioner was convicted of murder on July 31, 1914, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Illinois, upon his plea of guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. He has presented a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. In view of his affidavit of poverty he will be permitted to file his petition without prepayment of fees and the petition will be examined to ascertain whether...
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