The following excerpt is from Freeman v. United States, 227 F. 732 (2nd Cir. 1915):
In Pegalow v. State, 20 Wis. 61 (1865), it was held that a judge might sentence a prisoner convicted before his predecessor in office. The court points out the fact that in this case the statute fixed the penalty for the crime, leaving nothing to the discretion of the court. And it concludes its opinion as follows:
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