Pruitt v. State

The question is: Can a person convicted of a misdemeanor under sec. 943.24, Stats., be sentenced to the state prison? The plaintiff in error argues he cannot be so sentenced because only felonies are punishable by imprisonment in the state prison and the statutory definition of a misdemeanor, as well as the case law of this state, requires imprisonment for a misdemeanor to be served in the county jail. Sec. 943.24 (1),1 creating the crime of writing a worthless check, specifically designates it a misdemeanor and *171provides for a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one…