Audett v. Purcell

The plaintiff, James H. Audett, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court for Multnomah county quashing a writ of habeas corpus issued on his behalf.

In the circuit court for Umatilla county, on November 20, 1950, plaintiff was sentenced to serve a term of seven and one-half years in the Oregon State Penitentiary, upon his conviction of the crime of larceny. Subsequently, the governor of this state commuted said sentence to five years.

On or about August 4, 1952, plaintiff was paroled from the penitentiary by order of the State Board of Parole and Probation, under conditions set forth in…