State v. Stephen D. L'Abbe

GUTIERREZ, Chief Judge.

Stephen D. L’Abbe appeals from the district court’s intermediate appellate decision affirming L’Abbe’s judgment of conviction for speeding, a violation of Idaho Code § 49-654(2), entered by the magistrate court. Generally, L’Abbe makes two arguments: (1) the magistrate court was without subject matter jurisdiction or personal jurisdiction to try him; and (2) the magistrate erred by ruling that L’Abbe was not entitled to a Seventh Amendment jury trial on his speeding citation. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURE

L’Abbe was cited by a Boise…