Parker v. State

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Jefferson County of assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest. He appealed his conviction to the Circuit Court and was tried without a jury. He was found guilty by the trial judge and fined $200 for assaulting a peace officer and $100 for resisting arrest.

The only issue here considered is whether the appellant was wrongfully denied the right to a trial by jury. The record shows that counsel for the appellant, on appealing to the circuit court wrote on the face of each appearance bond, “Defendant demands a trial by jury in…