In Re Trombley

We granted petitioner the writ of habeas corpus together with ancillary writ of certiorari to the circuit court for Macomb county to inquire into the legality of petitioner’s detention in the State prison of southern Michigan. Returns to the writs have been made.

On September 19, 1939, petitioner pleaded guilty in the circuit court for Macomb county to a charge of uttering and publishing a forged order for payment of money. The maximum punishment for such offense is by imprisonment in the State prison for not more than 14 years. Act No. 328, § 249, Pub. Acts 1931 (penal code) (Comp. Laws Supp.…