Henry Hughes v. Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom State Prison

HAMLIN, Circuit Judge;

Appellant, Henry Hughes, was convicted in 1952 of the crime of burglary before the Superior Court of the State of California in Orange County, California. He admitted four prior convictions and sentences. The Court found him to be an habitual criminal under the provisions of California law, and sentenced him accordingly. No appeal was taken by appellant from the judgment of conviction and he is now confined in the California State Prison at Folsom.

The question presented by this appeal is whether appellant’s petition for habeas corpus filed in the District Court on June…