Kansas City v. Henderson

FINCH, Judge.

Defendant was charged in the Municipal Court of Kansas City with stealing. He was convicted and then appealed to the Circuit Court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 37.84, V.A.M.R. 1 In a trial de novo in the Circuit Court a jury found him guilty and assessed his punishment at a fine of $100. We have jurisdiction of the appeal because questions of constitutional construction are involved. Art. V, § 3, Constitution of Missouri, 1945, V.A.M.S. We affirm.

Three ultimate questions are presented by defendant’s appeal. They are: (1) Does the two-tier system of courts wherein one appealing…