United States v. Pennsylvania R.

As stated in the majority

opinion, the defendant pleaded guilty and the judgment entered was “that the defendant shall pay a fine of $100.00 and costs of suit.” Section 974 of the Revised Statutes (Comp. St. § 1615) provides;

“When judgment is rendered against the defendant in a prosecution for any. fine or forfeiture incurred under; a statute of the United States, he shall b© subject to the payment of costs; and on every conviction for any other offense not capital, the court may, in its discretion, award that the defendant shall pay the costs of the prosecution.”

Section 828, par. 17, allows a…