Van Gundy v. O'KANE

Complainant seeks a writ in the nature of prohibition directed to the County Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, to stay his re-arrest pending determination of this matter; to show cause why respondents should not be prohibited from proceeding with the prosecution in the county court; and to compel dismissal of the cause in that court for lack of jurisdiction. Following issuance of a rule to show cause, respondents filed their return and the matter is now at issue.

The basic facts are not in dispute. Complainant was arrested in July 1959 for alleged traffic violations, upon conviction of…