Carl John Alfred Hammerberg. Case No. 5148. Letter from C. Louis Weeks to Charles E. Vasaly, January 15, 1921.

Type of event: Incarcerations

Location: St. Cloud; Stearns County; Minnesota; United States

Addressee: Charles E. Vasaly

Addressor: C. Louis Weeks

Citation:

Minnesota State Reformatory for Men [St. Cloud State Reformatory].
Carl John Alfred Hammerberg: Case No. 5148.
Inmate Case Files.
Letter from C. Louis Weeks to Charles E. Vasaly, January 15, 1921.

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CLIFFORD L. HILTON.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
C. LOUIS WEEKS.
DEPUTY ATTORNY GENERAL

CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
State of Minnesota

Legal Department

St. Paul
HENRY C. FLANNERY
EGBERT S. OAKLEY
JAMES E. MARKHAM
ROLLIN L. SMITH
MONTREVILLE J. BROWN
ALBERT F. PRATT
C. H. CHRISTOPHERSON
ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL

5148 Hammerberg
January 1, 1921.
Charles E. Vasaly, Esq.,
Superintendent of the State Reformatory,
St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Dear Sir:
Your letter of 12th inst. reads as follows:

“Carl John Hammerberg was received form St. Louis County January 8, 1921, having been found guilty of the crime of riot under and within the provisions of subdivision 1 of section 8794, General Statutes of Minnesota 1913. He received an indeterminate sentence. In the sentence of the Court the crime was styled the crime of instigating a riot. We have fixed the maximum at five years for our records. Is this correct?”

Assuming, as I must without having before me the indictment, that it, as set forth in your letter, charges an offense under the provisions of subdivision 1 of section 8794, Statutes 1913, then and in such case the maximum period of imprisonment is five years unless the court in imposing sentence prescribed a maximum less than that set for the in the statute.
Very truly,
C. Louis Weeks
CLW/LB Deputy Attorney General