In Re Jordan , 190 Cal. 416 ( 1923 )


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  • The petitioner was given an indeterminate sentence for robbery. The petitioner claims that the sentence is void for uncertainty, citing People v. Sama, 189 Cal. 153 [207 P. 893]; People v. Mendosa, 178 Cal. 509 [193 P. 998]; In reLee, 177 Cal. 690 [171 P. 958], and Penal Code, sections 213, 671, and 1168.

    The sentence was, in effect, for the maximum term provided by law. (In re Lee, supra.) *Page 417

    The maximum term provided by law was life imprisonment.

    The petition is denied.

    Wilbur, C. J., Myers, J., Seawell, J., Waste, J., and Kerrigan, J., concurred.

Document Info

Docket Number: Crim. No. 2549.

Citation Numbers: 212 P. 913, 190 Cal. 416, 1923 Cal. LEXIS 543

Judges: THE COURT.

Filed Date: 2/16/1923

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 4/8/2017