Daniels v. State

Citations

• 110 Miss. 440
• 70 So. 458

Syllabus

<p>Vagrancy. Sentences. Excessive sentence.</p> <p>A defendant convicted of vagrancy under Code 1906, section 5058, which provides that a party convicted -of vagrancy shall be committed to jail for not less than ten nor more than forty-days and shall not be liberated from such sentence by payment for the time to be served, unless such person gives bond with sufficient security for future industry and good conduct for one year from the date of the bond, cannot be required to give bond to keep the peace for two years, and such a provision will render the whole judgment excessive and unlawful.</p>