In Re Petition of Morck

THE COURT.

In view of the decisions of this court we see no merit in any of the claims made in support of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, with the possible exception of the claim that under the circumstances and in view of the provisions of section 220 of the Penal Code, the maximum penalty in petitioner’s case was fourteen years. As to this it is sufficient to say that while the sentence imposed was one 'of twenty-five years such judgment is not void in toto. It is a valid sentence for the term authorized by the law. The judgment was pronounced December 13, 1916. [1] Obviously,…