Edward L. Conner v. Municipal Court, Et Al.

Plaintiff in error has attacked only that portion of the judgment in the trial court which assessed to him, as a defendant in a case involving a traffic violation, costs in the amount of five dollars as provided in Ordinance No. 152.20 A-l of the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver. Conner had entered a plea of not guilty, waived a jury, and went to trial before a Judge of the Municipal Court. He was found guilty. The ordinance provides for payment of costs only under such circumstances.

Conner asserts the ordinance to be unconstitutional in that it allegedly deprives him…