Coleman v. District of Columbia

Following his conviction for intoxication upon a public street, appellant was given a sentence of $100 or 30 days. 25 D.C.Code, § 128(b).1

Appellant complains that the trial judge erred in imposing a fine greater than the collateral of $10 that he was required to post and hence violated his constitutional rights under the Fifth and Eighth Amendments. Pie argues that the amount of the *919fine should have been limited to the collateral fixed to assure his attendance at trial.

Appellant concedes that the sentence he received was within the authority of the statute under which he was tried and…