Legal Opinion
Peeples v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1950No. 956PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associáte Judge.
Appellant was convicted of being drunk in a public park. He was sentenced to- pay a fine of $75 and in default of payment to serve 150 days. Being unable to pay his fine he was imprisoned. At his request we appointed counsel to represent him on this appeal and at counsel’s request advanced the case for hearing.
The principal point on appeal is that the court lacked jurisdiction to sentence appellant to confinement for 150 days in default of the payment of the fine. The statute m'aking drunkenness or intoxication in certain specified places an offense, provides: “Any…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Henderson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
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