Legal Opinion
Henderson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1963No. 3141PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge.
Following conviction of soliciting for prostitution appellant was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $250; and in default of payment of such fine she was to serve an additional 30 days. The question here is the legality of the sentence.
Appellant first asserts that the court may not fix an alternative term of imprisonment for nonpayment of a fine where the maximum prison sentence has already been imposed. Our Code 1961, § 22-2701, defines the crime of soliciting prostitution and provides a penalty of “not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both.”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Savage v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- United States v. Joseph N. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Yeager v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Warren O. Wildeblood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Anderson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re AntazoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Glover v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Kelly v. SchoonfieldDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
- Sawyer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Simms v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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