Haworth v. Chapman

Love, Circuit Judge.

In response to a writ of habeas corpus issued by this Court, the return shows the petitioner is held in custody under a conviction, for violating Section 1, Chapter 8466, Acts of 1921, Secs. 7308-9-10, C. G. L„ and a judgment and sentence to “pay costs of prosecution and be imprisoned for seven years in the State Penitentiary from the date of your delivery to the officers thereof, upon failure to pay costs an additional six months’ sentence is imposed.”

The statute under which the petitioner was convicted and sentenced is as follows:

“Chapter 8466 — (No. 71.)

“An Act Relating…