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142 Cal. 124

75 P 665

Ex parte Riley

California Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 1904

California Supreme Court · decided 1904-02-04

<p>PETITION in the Supreme Court for Writ of Habeas Corpus to W. J. Nesbitt, Sheriff of Monterey County.</p> <p>The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.</p>

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently November 1929

5 state decisions

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Decided 1904-02-04

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THE COURT.

¶1Petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was convicted of violating a county ordinance and sentenced to pay a fine of thirty dollars, or to serve fifteen days in the county jail. He contends that the judgment is void because it does not admit of satisfaction by payment of so much of the fine as is not satisfied by imprisonment at the rate of two dollars a day. It does not, in terms, provide that it may be so satisfied, but we think that is its effect. Whenever it is made to appear that petitioner has paid so much of his fine as remains unsatisfied by imprisonment at two dollars a day he will be entitled to his discharge.

¶2Petition denied.

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