Aptt v. City of Warwick Building Department

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This matter is before us on a petition for certiorari to review a judgment of conviction entered in the Third Division District Court. The petitioner, William Aptt (defendant), was found guilty on nine complaints charging him with violations of the City of Warwick Zoning Ordinances.

The following facts in this case are undisputed. On January 8, 1980 defendant was brought to trial before a District Court justice sitting without a jury. The testimony presented concerned the presence of large trucks 1 on defendant’s property and the use of that property as a base for a…