Rape fiends were sentenced to twenty-five years, and
after one year's imprisonment to be desexualizcd and subject to parole
after five years.
Persons found guilty of Incest and crimes against nature received the
same punishment as Rape fiends and subject to parole after five years.
The penalty for Arson was twenty years, subject to parole after four
years. For Robbery fifteen years and subject to parole after three
years. The same penalty for Assault to Murder and subject to parole
after three years. Manslaughter, Mayhem and Bribery were punished by
imprisonment for ten years and subject to parole after two years.
Larceny and Perjury were punished by five years' imprisonment, and
subject to parole after one year. Public officials who embezzled public
funds were committed for Perjury as well as Larceny, and were debarred
from ever holding office. The law provided that in the course of the
trial of any person charged with Felony, if the evidence showed they had
committed a felony, other than the one for which they were being tried,
then the Court could sentence them for the crime that the evidence
showed they had committed, even if there was not sufficient evidence to
convict them of the crime with which they were charged.
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