The People appeal from the granting of respondent's petition for writ of habeas corpus. The issue is whether probation had been extended beyond the three-year limitation of Penal Code section 1203a.
Penal Code section 1203a provides that in misdemeanor cases where the maximum sentence provided by law does not exceed three years, the court "shall have power to suspend the imposing or the execution of...
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