Hinkle v. Howard

Appellant filed his petition for a declaratory judgment in the La Porte Circuit Court. It alleged in substance that he was convicted of forgery in the Grant Circuit Court on May 4, 1934, and sentenced to the state prison for an indeterminate term of not less than two nor more than 14 years. He avers that he was thereafter released on parole but was returned to prison for violation, and was then, by the prison authorities, given the remainder of his 14 year term, because of the violation. Appellant contends that this action of the prison authorities made his sentence a determinate' sentence of…