Vick v. Commonwealth

The question in this case is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to revoke six orders of probation and commit the defendant, William H. Vick, to the State penitentiary for a period of four years.

The record before us shows as follows:

On July 3, 1956, the defendant pleaded guilty to seven separate indictments of grand larceny. The court, after hearing the evidence, found him guilty as charged in each indictment, delayed the imposition of punishment in each case, and referred the matter to the court’s probation officer, for investigation and a presentence report.

On August 29, 1956, separate…