Schaefer v. Superior Court

WOOD (Parker), J.

Proceeding in prohibition. Petitioner seeks to restrain the superior court from pronouncing sentence until it has considered and acted upon petitioner’s application for probation. The trial judge was of the opinion that petitioner was a public official within the meaning of the probation statute and was not eligible for probation.

It was alleged in the petition that: On and for several years prior to March 28, 1952, petitioner was an employee of the Department of Employment, State of California, under civil service in the capacity of auditor in charge of the Santa Barbara…