Dunbar

Number 18,360

Appellant appeals from a refusal to grant him a writ of habeas corpus.

Appellant is in custody of appellees at the California Men’s Colony, Los Padres, California, pursuant to a judgment rendered by the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles. He was convicted of two counts of grand theft and six counts of violating the Corporate Securities Act in that he made unpermitted sales of stock to various persons for profit. Upon con *359 viction, appellant was sentenced to be imprisoned for the term prescribed by law. The conviction was affirmed. People v. Mason, 86 Cal.App.2d 445 , 195 P.2d 60 .

Thereafter, upon motion of appellant, execution of sentence was suspended and probation was granted on January 4, 1949, conditioned on appellant making restitution and following the usual conditions of the probation department. The probationary period was ten years. People v. Mason, 184 Cal.App.2d 182, 185 , 7 Cal.Rptr. 525 .

On December 16, 1958, appellant’s probation was revoked. On February 24, 1959, a hearing on an alleged violation of the terms of appellant’s probation (the violation is the subject of the companion case in No. 18,361) was…