State v. O'Neal

In April, 1926, Mabel O’Neal, upon pleas of guilty, was sentenced to a fine of $250 on each of two counts for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor, to pay costs of the prosecution and to serve altogether six months in the county jail, “jail sentences to be suspended on good behavior.” She promptly paid the fines and costs.

Thereafter and on November . 13, 1926, without any notice whatever to her and in her absence, the superior court upon the application of a deputy prosecuting attorney received sworn testimony in open court in support of a petition to revoke the order suspending the…