Commonwealth v. Carrol

Mar 15, 1812
Reporters:
By the Court.

The lesser offence is ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍animadverted upon, while the greater is omitted. The offence, of ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍which the defendant stands convicted is not within the statute; ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍and he must be sentenced as at common law. — ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍He was accordingly sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍common jail of the county.