In the Williams case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that imprisoning one who was indigent and unable to pay the fine beyond the maximum amount of imprisonment prescribed by law was in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the:

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The U.S. Supreme Court held that imprisoning an indigent person for inability to pay a fine beyond the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits states from denying any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

In the Williams Case, the U