Gobles v. Hayes

Bell, Justice.

On July 17, 1941, during the July term, 1941, of the superior court of Early County, Eugene McDonald and Horace Hayes entered pleas of guilty upon an accusation charging them with the offense of cattle-stealing, and were sentenced to a term of two years each in the State penitentiary. Twelve days afterwards, they being confined in jail in the meantime, they began actual service of their sentences in the penitentiary. In December, 1941, during the same July term, which had been kept open by express order, each sentence was so amended as to read as follows:

“Defendant shall serve…