Stevens v. Nelson

SWEIGERT, District Judge.

ORDER

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed herein under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241 by Herbert Stevens, *969a prisoner at the California State Prison at San Quentin, now in the custody of the Warden thereof under the commitment of the California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco, made on November 16, 1959, sentencing petitioner to the term prescribed by law for the crime of arson (Cal.Penal Code, § 447a).

The case is before the court on the petition, respondent’s return, petitioner’s traverse, and petitioner’s motion for the appointment…