Sprague v. Aderholt

SIBLEY, District Judge.

Sprague, applicant for writ of habeas corpus, was, on March 13, 1928, indicted in four counts for offenses of conspiracy, along with one Webster. Both pleaded guilty and were each sentenced to fines and imprisonment for two years on the first count, two years on the second count and two years on the third and fourth counts, to be served consecutively. Having served more than two years, Sprague seeks a discharge on the ground that the two terms of two years each, following the first one, are void because there was but one conspiracy, the maximum imprisonment for which is…