State v. Fulton

Feb 4, 1972
No. 38130
Reporters:
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Before:
Smith
Smith, J.

Defendant pleaded guilty in county court to a charge of operating a ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍motor vehicle upon public highways while he was under the influence of alcoholic liquor. The county court on March 13, 1971, imposed a fine ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍of $100 and costs taxed at $22.50. It also revoked his operator’s license for 6 months. Defendant voluntarily paid the *788fine and costs, and surrendered his ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍operator’s license. On March 16 he perfected a purported appeal to district court. The county judge then returned the license to defendant. The district court ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍dismissed the appeal. Defendant appeals.

Where a defendant in a criminal action has voluntarily paid a fine imposed upon him, he waives his right of ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍appeal. Abbott v. State, 160 Neb. 275, 69 N. W. 2d 878 (1955).

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.