United States of America Ex Rel. John Schaedel v. Harold W. Follette, Warden, Green Haven Prison, Stormville, New York

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

These are consolidated appeals from orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denying appellant’s applications for writs of habeas corpus under 28 U. S.C. § 2254. Both applications challenged the lawfulness of appellant’s custody under a 1964 conviction in the County Court, Suffolk County for grand larceny.

At the time of his arrest on January 3, 1963, appellant was vice president of Northeast Insulation Company which was wholly owned by Jacques Segal, its president. One of appellant’s duties consisted of computing the hours worked…