State v. Wood

Rodney, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

The determination of this matter is largely a question of statutory construction. It was tacitly assumed at the argument that a sentence of six months commencing on the 18th day of September should properly terminate on the 17th day .of March next ensuing. In view of the determination we have reached in this case it is unnecessary to reach such conclusion. A plausible argument to the contrary may be made. It is certain, however, that now and for some time past it has been the invariable practice of the courts of record of this state to order the…