City of St. Joseph v. Roller

STORCKMAN, Judge.

This proceeding involves the constitutionality of an ordinance of the City of St. Joseph, Missouri. It was commenced in the Police Court of St. Joseph by an information filed by the City Counselor against the defendant charging a violation of a city ordinance. The Police Court dismissed the information and the City appealed to the Circuit Court of Buchanan County where the defendant filed a motion to dismiss on the ground, among others, that the ordinance and the statute on which it was based were unconstitutional. The persons who appear here as amici curia also by leave…