PERKINS v. CRAVEN

No. 72-1288.

469 F.2d 659 (1972)

John Donald PERKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Walter E. CRAVEN, Warden, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic S. Baker, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., Arnold O. Overoye, Nelson P. Kempsky, Deputy Attys. Gen., Sacramento, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before MERRILL, CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM :

Appellant appeals from a denial of request to proceed in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. 2241. The sole question presented is a challenge to the California system, through its Adult Authority, of fixing the length of state court indeterminate sentences.

On May 4, 1959, upon his plea of guilty to burglary, appellant was sentenced to state prison for the term prescribed by law. On July 18, 1960, his term...

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