In re Green

This is an appeal by the state from an order of the superior court releasing a prisoner on hearing upon a writ of hateas corpus.

On August 12, 1936, the petitioner was received at San Quentin prison upon commitment on twelve separate counts of grand theft, sentences for which ran concurrently. On August 10, 1937, the board of prison terms and paroles fixed his term at five years. At the same time the board caused to be entered in its minutes a resolution allowing the prisoner to go on parole during the last two and one-half years of his term “unless the said Board shall hereafter otherwise…