In Re Rosencrantz

The petitioner is held in custody by the warden of the state prison at San Quentin under and by virtue of a commitment issued out of the superior court of the county of Alameda. This commitment was issued upon a judgment of conviction of petitioner of the crime of fraudulently making and uttering a check upon a bank without sufficient funds to meet the same, a felony, as defined by section 476a of the Penal Code, after three prior convictions of a felony. The first of said prior convictions was for fraudulently issuing a fictitious check on or about March 8, 1916; the second, for fraudulently…