Sheward v. State

Eugene W. Sheward was charged with the limited practice of medicine as a chiropractor without having a certificate from the state medical board, in violation of Section 12694, General Code, and was arraigned and tried before Charles R. Nearing, a justice of the peace of Center township, Wood county, Ohio. He demanded a jury trial, which demand was overruled, and thereupon the case proceeded to trial before the justice without a jury. Section 12694 makes such offense a misdemeanor punishable only by fine, not less than $25 nor more than $500 for the first offense. That section contains a…