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20 Del. 29

State v. Finley

New York Court of General Session of the Peace · decided 1902-02-05

Assault and Battery. The defendant was indicted at this term for assault and battery upon his wife and entered a plea of guilty.

Decided 1902-02-05

Lore, C. J.:

¶1The sentence of the Court, in your case, James F. Finley, is that you forfeit and pay a fine of fifty dollars; that you pay the costs of this prosecution; and you are now committed to the custody of the Board of Trustees of the New Castle County Workhouse until this sentence is carried into effect.

¶2The statute, approved February 22,1901, (22 Delaware Laws, 493) under which the prisoner is fined, gives the Court the discretion to impose the whipping in such cases or not. We may impose the whipping, or we may fine or imprison in the discretion of the Court.

¶3The new law vests in the Trustees of the New Castle County Workhouse all the powers heretofore vested in the Sheriff, but until some further order is made by the Court, this fine will be paid to the Clerk of the Peace.

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