Brown v. Goto

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

FREAR, C.J.

The defendant in error was tried, convicted, and sentenced.' to pay a fine of $500 and costs, in the district court of Honolulu, on a charge by information or complaint of selling spirituous-liquors without a license in violation of Section 444 of the-Penal Laws. He appealed to the circuit court, pleaded guilty,, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $350 and $3.50 costs, the-maximum penalty allowed by the statute being a fine of $500— for a first offense. Failing to pay the fine and costs he was-committed to prison at hard labor under Section 577 of the-Penal…