Broadwell v. Conger

2 N.J.L. 211

Opinion

ON CERTIORARI.

Judgment on a penal statute, must be on the entire penalty.

moved the

court to reverse the judgment for that cause. He said that a penal statute must be strictly pursued, and that a penalty given by the statute could not be varied or altered, neither made less, or increased by the court, — and the court, being of that opinion, reversed the judgment.