King v. Maxwell

It is petitioner’s contention that upon his imprisonment in the penitentiary on January 18, 1951, for felonious assault, he also at that time began to serve the unexpired term of his original sentence.

Therefore, the question presently before us is whether, where a prisoner at large on a revoked parole is convicted and sentenced for another offense, the unexpired term of his prior sentence will run concurrently or consecutively with his subsequent sentence.

The determination as to whether sentences for different offenses shall run concurrently or consecutively reposes in the discretion of the…