In Re Byrnes

Petitioner, who is confined in the State Prison at San Quentin, seek's his release on the ground that he has completed his term of lawful imprisonment. While the record does not sustain his position in that regard, nevertheless it does appear appropriate that the Adult Authority should reconsider the propriety of his continued confinement in the light of subsequent events as will hereinafter be delineated.

Following two trials in 1932—one in July and the other a month later—petitioner was convicted on seven counts, divisible three on the first trial and four on the second. The indictment in…