Michigan Supreme Court, 1878

Donnoly v. People

Donnoly v. People
Michigan Supreme Court · Decided June 21, 1878
38 Mich. 756; 1878 Mich. LEXIS 178
Donnoly v. People

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The decision in Brownbridge v. People, decided at this term, ante, p. 751, governs this. The alternative sentence was bad. Had Donnoly offered to pay the fine on the thirty-first day, he would not have .been allowed to do so, but must have remained in confinement until the year was completed. This was unwarranted.

The judgment must be reversed.

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