People ex rel. Crawford v. Smith

Judgment reversed, petition dismissed and relator remanded to custody of respondent. Memorandum: Relator brought this habeas corpus proceeding contending that his 1975 sentence as a persistent felony offender is invalid because one of his previous felony convictions did not result in a sentence in excess of one year, and thus could not be counted as a predicate felony conviction under the persistent felony offender statute. Upon return of the writ, the court agreed with relator and remanded him for resentence. We reverse. “A persistent felony offender is a person * * * who stands convicted of…