State v. Torkomian

The appellant, DiStefano, with two others was convicted of the crime of rape and was given an indeterminate sentence of fifteen to twenty-five years in the State prison. The sole ground of appeal is that this sentence was in violation of some constitutional guaranty. It was within the term of punishment fixed by the statute, which provides a penalty of' imprisonment for not more than thirty years.- General Statutes, § 6240. The appellant does not contend that the statute itself imposes a penalty beyond the power of the legislature to prescribe for this crime, but that the particular sentence…