People v. Lein

In the county of Riverside the defendant was charged by information with having intoxicating liquor unlawfully in his possession. He pleaded guilty to conviction of a similar prior offense, and pleaded not guilty to the offense charged in the information. On the trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged. The trial court pronounced judgment that defendant pay a fine of $1,000 or be confined in the county jail one day for each two dollars of the fine, the total period of confinement not to ex ceed six months. The defendant appeals from the judgment.

The defendant’s first contention…