Joseph Guillory, and v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden Louis S. Nelson, Warden State of California, And

This is an appeal from a decision of the District Court denying appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and also denying his petition for rehearing.

Appellant was arrested on a charge of possession of heroin. This charge was subsequently dismissed during trial for the reason that the prosecution refused to reveal the name of the informer and the search and the seizure of the evidence were determined to be unlawful. However, at the time of the arrest the appellant allegedly offered the arresting officer the sum of $1,500.00 to release him. When the charge of possession was dismissed, the appellant was then charged with attempting to bribe an officer in violation of California Penal Code § 67. Appellant was subsequently convicted of this offense and sentenced to imprisonment for the term prescribed by the California law. His conviction was affirmed by the California District Court of Appeal in People v. Guillory, 178 Cal.App.2d 854 , 3 Cal.Rptr. 415 , 80 A.L.R.2d 1077 , and a subsequent motion to vacate was denied.

Thereafter, the petitioner has filed writs of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Marin County, No. 14385, which was denied October 25,1966; the California…