State v. Franklin

OPINION

Blume, Chief Justice.

In this case the defendant, George Franklin, was convicted by a Justice of the Peace in Fremont County, Wyoming, on August 30, 1950, for assault and battery committed on August 25, 1950, upon the person of one Ben Iturrian. He was fined in the sum of $25. An Appeal was taken by the defendant to the District Court of Fremont County, Wyoming. The case was tried to a jury. He was again convicted and, on September 27, 1951, the court imposed upon the defendant a fine of $100 and directed the defendant be kept in the custody of the sheriff until the fine should be paid.…