Commonwealth v. Francies

Citations

• 75 Pa. Super. 269
• 1920 Pa. Super. LEXIS 262

Syllabus

<p>Criminal law — Sentence—Maximum and minimum limits — Acts of May 10,1909, P. L. 495, and June 19,1911, P. L. 1055, section 6.</p> <p>A sentence passed on January 5, 1917, that the prisoner pay a fine of $500 and undergo imprisonment in the western penitentiary for and during the period of eight years, to be computed from the day of sentence, disregards the Indeterminate Sentence Act of June 19, 1911, P. L. 1055, section 6, and the appellate court will reverse tbe sentence and remand tbe prisoner, submitting tbe record to the court below to tbe end that proper process may be issued to bring the prisoner into court for resentence in accordance with tbe law.</p>