In Re Boatwright

The petitioner, James Boatwright, who at present is incarcerated in the state prison at San Quentin, seeks by this application for a writ of habeas corpus to be discharged therefrom. The facts upon which the petition is based are as follows:

On October 4, 1927, by an information filed in Fresno County, petitioner was charged with “a felony, to-wit: Petit Theft, with Prior Convictions”. The charge was based on the alleged theft by petitioner of certain articles valued at $25. The information, in addition to charging the petit theft likewise charged petitioner with four previous felony…