OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves the legal effect of a deferred sentence when, in the same judgment, a fine was imposed, the fine having been paid before the deferral was revoked and sentence imposed.
In July, 1977, defendant pled guilty to a fourth degree felony. The authorized sentence was imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or a fine not to exceed $5,000, or both. Section 31-18-3(D), N.M.S.A. 1978. However...
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