BROOKS, District Judge.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus under the provisions of Section 2241, Title 28 United States Code Annotated.
The petitioner, Leonard Tarrence, entered a plea of guilty to the murder of Francis J. McCormick and in accordance with Kentucky law a jury was impaneled to fix the penalty, K.R.S. 431.130, 435.010. Petitioner was given a death sentence and is awaiting execution set for January 14, 1955.
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