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Citation: 302 U.S. 51

1. Pennsylvania ex rel. Sullivan v. Ashe, No. 25, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 21, 22, 1937, Argued , November 8, 1937, Decided

OVERVIEW: A State could, consistently with the Equal Protection Clause, classify punishments to be imposed on convicts breaking out of the penitentiary by authorizing a trial court to imprison each for a period not exceeding his original sentence.


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