In Re Raymond

Petitioner was received at the state penitentiary at San Quentin about August 25, 1911, under a sentence of ten years for grand larceny. If entitled to the credits for good conduct allowed under section 1588 of the Penal Code, he should have been released February 25, 1918. The petition alleges that during the month of July, 1912, without previous notice and without opportunity of preparing or presenting any defense, he was taken from his cell and led before the board of prison directors, where his credits were forfeited without trial, and that he is accordingly still held in custody by the…