Commonwealth v. Keniston

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Keniston

22 Mass. 420

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedOctober 15, 1827

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Keniston, 22 Mass. 420 (Mass. 1827).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

We think the information should be filed before the prisoner’s term of punishment has expired. The day of the commitment is to be reckoned as part of the term, for as the liberty of the subject is concerned, the statute ought to receive a construction favorable to the prisoner. It follows that this information was filed too late, and that the prisoner is entitled to be discharged.

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Per Curiam.

We think the information should be filed before the prisoner’s term of punishment has expired. The day of the commitment is to be reckoned as part of the term, for as the liberty of the subject is concerned, the statute ought to receive a construction favorable to the prisoner. It follows that this information was filed too late, and that the prisoner is entitled to be discharged.

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22 Mass. 420, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-keniston-mass-1827.