The judgment entered was an adjudication and pronouncement upon the subject-matter of the litigation between the United States and the defendant. The penalty to be assessed upon conviction was in the discretion of the court, but limited by statute to a maximum amount. And the exercise of the discretion and making pronouncement thereof by the court was a judicial act and final...
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