O'CONNELL, Justice.
James Monroe Carroll petitioned this Court to issue its writ of habeas corpus under the contention he was being detained under a sentence which was illegal in that it was excessive. The writ issued and respondent has filed his response in which he concedes that the sentence imposed is excessive.
Petitioner was convicted on May 20, 1958 of the offense of withholding support from his minor children. Under the statute as it existed at that...
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