Hogan v. State

The courts do not favor the use of criminal process to collect a debt. The accused was a minor. He had been convicted of a misdemeanor, and a fine of $60 imposed. The prosecutor paid this fine upon the promise of the accused to go to work for him as a farm laborer, beginning the first of the year, and receiving a stipulated sum per month. At the time this contract was made, the accused executed a mortgage as security for repayment of the money advanced by the prosecutor. The accused never performed any of the labor as stipulated in his contract, and has never repaid the money. He was…