State v. Sedillo

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

The appellant, a juvenile, was convicted of the crime of rape and sentenced to serve a term in the state penitentiary of not less than one year nor more than ninety-nine years. Subsequently, he was discharged on a writ of habeas corpus because his parents had not been cited into court at his hearing, the court holding that the sentence was void for failure to obtain jurisdiction of the juvenile. He was taken into custody and, at a retrial, was again found guilty and a like

sentence was imposed. He now appeals from an order of the district court in a post-conviction…