Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 17, 1963No. 51058PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant was charged by county attorney’s information with the crime of operating a motor vehiclé while his" license was .under suspension, in violation of section 321 A. 32, Code, 1962. He pleaded guilty and was fined $200. In default of payment of the fine he is to be confined in the Polk County jail not to exceed 20 days. Defendant’s appeal comes to us upon a clerk’s transcript.. We think the jail sentence for nonpayment of the fine is too indefinite to be permitted to stand. State v. Jackson, 251 Iowa 537, 546-549, 101 N.W.2d 731, 736-738; State v. Faught, 254 Iowa 1124, 1135, 120 N.W.2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
  2. State v. FaughtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  3. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. McCollomSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  2. State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963

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