In Re Rogers

Petitioner is confined in the State pris- . on at Jackson and seeks release by habeas corpus on the alleged ground that he was convicted of the crime of larceny, in the circuit court for the county of Huron, in November, 1930, and sentenced to the State prison at Jackson for a period of not exceeding 30 years and not less than 15 years; that the penalty for such offense could not exceed 5 years and he has been in prison under such sentence 12% years.

We issued the writ to inquire into the matter and also an ancillary writ of certiorari to bring before ns the record of his conviction and…