Richardson v. Baldi

FOLLMER, District Judge.

Petitioner is a State prisoner at the State penitentiary in this district. He has applied for a writ of habeas corpus in forma pauperis. The allegations of his petition may be summed up as follows:

He was arrested and had a hearing before a magistrate. He was subsequently indicted by a grand jury. The indictment charged an offense slightly at variance with the charge on which he was originally held by the magistrate. Apparently the difference was between “passing worthless cheeks and forgery” and “fraudulently making a written instrument uttering and publishing same.”…