Robert B. Hedberg v. Peter Pitchess, Sheriff, California Adult Authority, State of California

Before us is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division, denying appellant’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.

The record discloses that the appellant was charged by information filed by the District Attorney of Los Angeles County on December 15, 1957, with the crime of grand theft, to which appellant entered a plea of not guilty.

On May 23, 1958, appellant was adjudged to be a mentally ill person and was committed to the Department of Mental Hygiene for placement at Cama-rillo State Hospital.

On September 23, 1958, appellant was returned from the hospital to the trial court, and the criminal action was set for trial on October 6, 1958. On November 7, 1958, appellant withdrew his plea of not guilty to the grand theft charge and entered a plea of guilty thereto, and on November 28, 1958, appellant was sentenced to serve an indeterminate sentence of 6 months to 10 years for the offense of grand theft.

On June 2, 1960, the California Adult Authority fixed appellant’s term at 4 years and granted him parole for the last 26 months of the sentence. While on parole the Adult Authority ordered that…