People v. Butler

The defendant was convicted of larceny from a dwelling in the daytime. The judgment recited that it appeared from the information, verdict, and admissions of the defendant in open court that he had been twice duly convicted by a court in this State, and had been twice sentenced thereon to imprisonment at hard labor in the state prison at Jackson, for a period of not less than one year at each time, by a court in this State, and adjudged that he be imprisoned for the period of 20 years. It is claimed on his behalf that said sentence was excessive, for the reason that the information did not…