Galles v. Wilcox
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin District Court. Habeas Corpus. Upon a hearing of the cause, it was adjudged that plaintiff be remanded to the custody of defendant, the sheriff and jailer of the county. The facts of the case fully appear in the opinion. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The plaintiff was convicted upon an indictment for a crime, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100, and to be imprisoned until the fine be paid, “not to exceed thirty days.” Upon this judgment a warrant was issued, and thereon plaintiff was committed to jail. After he had been imprisoned he paid $25 upon the fine. When he had served twenty days he claimed discharge on the ground that his fine had been reduced by payment, and that he could be no longer imprisoned than one day for every three and one-third dollars of the fine remaining unpaid.
II. Counsel bases his claim for the correctness of…
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