Dorsey v. Peak’s Empirical Analysis
24 F.2d 892 · 1928
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 1968
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Smallwood v. District of Columbia · Shore v. Splain · District of Columbia v. Wheeler · 47 App. D.C. 293 - Posey v. Zinkham
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“We are unable to accept this view. Under the express provisions of section 4, already quoted, the court was granted authority to commit a defendant for a term not to exceed one year “in default of the payment of the fine imposed.” It is plain that the statute distinguishes between the failure of a defendant to pay his fine (that is, a default in its payment) and a case where he has been sentenced “in lieu of or in addition to any fine.” In other words, where a defendant is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of paying a fine (that is, in lieu of the fine), he may not be sentenced in excess of 10 days, or, if fined and also sentenced to imprisonment, the additional sentence of imprisonment may not be in excess of ten days.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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