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STATE v. HAMPTON

No. 44731.

209 So.2d 899 (1968)

STATE of Mississippi v. Gus HAMPTON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellant.

Appellee not represented in Supreme Court by Counsel.

GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice:

The question in this case is: When an indigent person is convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to pay a fine, may he be confined in jail until his fine is paid? We hold that he may be so confined for a period not to exceed the time specified by statute.

Appellee was convicted of several misdemeanors and sentenced to nine months imprisonment and fined $800. He served the nine months imprisonment and filed a petition for habeas...

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