Walker v. Dorminey
Walker v. Dorminey
Opinion of the Court
Walker, was indicted for simple larceny, being charged with the offense of hog-stealing. On the trial of the case the jury found the defendant guilty, and recommended that he be punished as for a misdemeanor. The trial judge approved the recommendation of the jury and sentenced the accused as for a misdemeanor, the sentence being for eight months on the chain-gang, with the provision . that after serving four months of the sentence the defendant could
1. The act of 1919 (Acts 1919, p. 387), providing for indeterminate sentences, applies to cases of conviction of felonies not punishable by life imprisonment, and where the court sentences the convicted person to the penitentiary in accordance with the, verdict of the jury.
2. The court did not err in denying the writ of habeas corpus as prayed for. Judgment affirmed.
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- Full Case Name
- Walker v. Dorminey, sheriff
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- Published