People v. Jaynes

Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a motor vehicle transmission valued at more than $100. MCLA § 750.356a (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.588). The statute sets the maximum penalty at five years. Defendant was sentenced to four years’ probation with specified liberty-limiting provisions which included no unauthorized driving of automobiles. He was also required to spend six months in the county jail. After serving the required six months in jail, defendant violated the vehicle provision which resulted in the revocation of his probation. The sentence imposed was two to five years.…