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Exparte M'Donald

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 8, 1837
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said that the costs being ‍​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‍the property of the several officers to whom they wrere ‍​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‍payable, could not be remitted by the Governor, who could only ‍​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‍absolve from the imprisonment for the offence; and therefore, independently of ‍​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‍the variance between the convictions and pardons, the prisoner was ‍​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‍not entitled to be discharged.

Prisoner remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Exparte M'Donald
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date Published: Apr 8, 1837
Citation: 2 Whart. 440
Court Abbreviation: Pa.
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