State v. Williams

The defendants were jointly indicted for the crime of liquor nuisance. The defendant Williams entered a plea of guilty and thereupon judgment was entered imposing “a fine of $1,000 and the costs of this action, including an attorney fee of $50, taxed in favor of the county attorney, and on default of the payment of said fine and costs, the defendant shall stand committed to the jail of Black Hawk County, Iowa, until the same are paid, as provided by law.”

The defendant Munson appeared in person in open court with his attorney in answer to the crime charged in the indictment and waived trial to…