Re Pfann

The petitioner pleaded guilty to the charge of maintaining a common nuisance and was, on April 1, 1925, sentenced by the county court of Wells county, to serve ninety days in jail, and to pay a fine of $200 and costs. As part of the sentence, the court said: "It is further the sentence of the court that you may be released from serving the jail sentence at the present time, but that you are to appear before this court August 1, 1925, for further orders." After some intermediate but immaterial proceedings, the judge, on October 1, 1925, directed the sheriff to take the petitioner into custody…