Burton v. State

*11Mr. Justice Holmes

delivered .the opinion of the Court.

The plaintiffs in error, hereinafter referred to as" defendants, were convicted of burglary and larceny. Each defendant was sentenced fo confinement in the State Penitentiary for not less than three years nor more than, ten years for the offense of burglary, and each was sentenced to serve not less than three years nor more than five years for the offense of larceny, the sentences to run concurrently. The defendants were given credit for the time held in custody on these charges. In addition to the sentence imposed upon the defendants, a…