Kolb v. Peterson

This is a proceeding in habeas corpus. The petitioner was charged in the municipal court of Ogden with the crime of drunkenness in Weber County, but the complaint did not state that the crime was committed in any one of the places specifically named in section 21 of the act prohibiting the manufacture and use of intoxicating liquors, etc, Ch. 2, Sess. Laws 1917. The petitioner pleaded guilty to the offense charged and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50, and in default of payment to be imprisoned in the county jail at the rate of $1 per day for every dollar of fine. The fine was not paid and…