In re Graves

Citations

• 117 F. 798
• 1902 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law—Change of Sentence.</p> <p>Where the. execution of a sentence to imprisonment in the Detroit House of Correction had commenced when the warden refused to carry out the sentence because not allowed to receive federal prisoners for such term under the state law, the court, at the same term at which the sentence was imposed, had authority to recall the prisoner, set aside the sentence, and impose one for a shorter term in another house of correction.</p>