City of Yakima v. Barron

The appellant was charged, tried and convicted in the police court of the city of Yakima of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He appealed to the superior court of Yakima county, and was found guilty by a jury. The court entered judgment fining him two hundred dollars and costs, and remanded him to the custody of the chief of police for detention in the city jail until the fine and costs were paid.

The appeal raises but one question: Did the superior court have jurisdiction to commit appellant to the city jail? It is his contention that the superior court…