State Ex Rel. Baggs v. Frederick

Davis, J

Section 22 of Article V of the Constitution of Florida provides:

“Appeal from Justice of the Peace Courts in criminal cases may be tried de novo under such regulations as the Legislature may prescribe.”

By statute (Sections 8471 C. G. L., 6515 R. G. S., to 8474 C. G. L., 6160 R. G. S., inclusive) the Legislature has invoked the method of appeal provided for by the Constitution and has provided in Section 8474 C. G. L., supra, that the Circuit Court “shall” proceed to try all criminal cases on appeal from Justice of the Peace Courts de novo as though the proceedings had been originally…