In Re Wolfson

By application for relief through the writ of habeas corpus petitioner attacks the adjudication that he is an habitual criminal, punishable under section 644 and related sections of the Penal Code. We have concluded that petitioner is an habitual criminal twice previously convicted and “shall be deemed to be imprisoned for life and shall be eligible for release on parole after he shall have served a minimum term of seven calendar years.” (Pen. Code, § 3048.5, ad. Stats. 1945, ch. 934, § 4.)

It appears that petitioner was charged with the primary offense of grand theft, allegedly committed on…