State Ex Rel. Garnholz v. La Driere

DALTON, Chief Justice.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition to prevent respondent, a judge of the circuit court of St. Louis County, from assuming jurisdiction and proceeding to hear, try and determine, on appeal from the magistrate court, a certain misdemeanor case wherein the defendant had entered a plea of guilty to the charge against him in the magistrate court of said county.

Respondent filed his return to our preliminary rule in prohibition and relator has filed his motion for judgment on the pleadings. The facts are not in dispute and only an issue of law is presented.

On April…