Commonwealth ex rel. Hess v. Francies

Citations

• 61 Pa. Super. 445
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 349

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Sentence—False pretense — Discharge on habeas corpus.</p> <p>Where a prisoner charged with the oSense of false pretense has pleaded guilty, and been sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary, and has served part of his sentence, he will be discharged on habeas corpus proceedings in the Superior Court. In such a case the sentence should have been to the county jail and not to the penitentiary.</p>