City of Monroe v. Barfield

HAMITER, Justice.

In the City Court of the City of Monroe the defendant, Charles A. Barfield, was convicted under an affidavit (authorized by LRS 15 :2) charging that he had violated Section 24-6 of the Monroe Code (general •ordinances of the named municipality) by ■operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Subsequently, the judge sentenced him to pay “ * * * a fine of $500.00 and $10.00 •costs, or in default of payment of fine to ■serve four months in City of Monroe jail, .and to serve the compulsory jail sentence of seven months in said jail in addition thereto.” (Under cross examination the…