In re Campbell

January 5, 1904, petitioner was convicted of the crime of larceny in the circuit court for the county of Clinton. She was sentenced to confinement in the Detroit house of correction for a period “ not less than one year.” No maximum term of imprisonment was fixed by the court pronouncing sentence. The minimum term fixed by the court having expired if petitioner receives allowance for good time, she demands her release upon the-ground that her further detention is illegal, because the court failed to fix any maximum term of imprisonment.

Petitioner’s right to be discharged is based on the…