State v. Guessford

Section 5619 (Section 81, Chap. 165) of the Revised Code of 1935, for a violation of which the defendant is on trial, provides in part:-

“No person shall operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. * * * Any Justice of the Peace of the State * * * shall have power and jurisdiction to hear and determine the offense created by this Section.”

*360From the above it is apparent that the Justice of the Peace who heard and determined the offense with which the defendant was charged, did not exceed his jurisdiction unless such jurisdiction was either limited or defeated by…