People v. Skropski

Alfred Skropski, aged 22 years, Elmer Rieck, aged 25 years, and Harvey Yan Horn, aged 18 years, upon arraignment in the circuit court, pleaded guilty to the crime of statutory rape (unlawfully and carnally knowing and abusing a female under the full age of 16 years, Act No. 328, § 520, Pub. Acts 1931 [Stat. Ann. § 28.788]). Skropski was sentenced to a term of not more than 25 years, and not less than 12 years; Bieck to a term of 5 to 15 years, and Van Horn from 25 to 30 years. After sentence, and during imprisonment thereunder, defendants moved the court to set the sentences aside, allow them…