CAYTON, Judge.
Following conviction of soliciting for prostitution appellant was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $250; and in default of payment of such fine she was to serve an additional 30 days. The question here is the legality of the sentence.
Appellant first asserts that the court may not fix an alternative term of imprisonment for nonpayment of a fine where the maximum prison sentence has already been imposed. Our Code 1961, § 22-2701, defines...
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