Montgomery v. State

When we considered' the Probation Act of September 28, 1932 (Gen. Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., p. 54), upon inquiry from the Court of Appeals, we had an abstract question, always unsatisfactory. On this proceeding we have the concrete situation shown us, and the valuable aid of briefs. That opinion should, we think, be limited to the extent to be stated in this.

The opinion of the Court of Appeals shows that appellant was convicted of petit larceny in the law and equity court of Lauderdale couiity on January 2, 1933, and on that day was sentenced to hard labor for the' county- for ten days as a…