Legal Opinion

Walker v. Hampton

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 19, 1970No. M-381PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPECTOR, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of a final judgment denying a petition for a writ of prohibition to restrain the respondent Municipal Judge of the City of Gainesville, Florida, from conducting appellant’s trial on a charge of violating a municipal ordinance proscribing driving while intoxicated unless a jury trial is afforded in accordance with Section 322.262(4), F.S.A., 1967.

The Circuit Judge to whom the petition was addressed held the statute inapplicable to proceedings in municipal courts. We agree. See City of Gainesville v. Hilliard, 207 So.2d 520 (Fla.App.1968), cert.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Waller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Hilliard v. City of GainesvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  5. Smith v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 1970

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Thunderbird, Ltd. v. Great Am. Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. SECURITY MUTUAL CAS. CO. v. BleemerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  3. CONTINENTAL MTG. INVEST. v. Village by the Sea, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  4. Frankowitz v. BeckDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  5. South Puerto Rico Sugar Co. v. Tem-Cole, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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