In re Levi

Troy Levi seeks a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of his brother, Eddie Levi, an inmate of the California Institution for Men at Chino. Eddie Levi, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, was committed for the offense of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily harm. (Pen. Code, § 245.) He contends that his detention is unauthorized because his constitutional rights were violated in proceedings leading to his confinement.

He was arrested in June, 1950, after inflicting severe wounds on one Everett Sykes with a pocket knife. The cause was submitted on the transcript of the…