OPINION ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OF CRIMINALS
HUGHES, District Judge.
1. Introduction.
After conviction before the magistrate for a misdemeanor offense, the defendant appeals only to contest the imposition of the special assessment of $25. The assessment is defective because the statute authorizing it originated in the Senate rather than the House as required by the Constitution. The conviction...
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