Pruitt v. State

COPE, Judge.

Mark Allen Pruitt petitions for a writ of certiorari to review a decision of the circuit court sitting in its appellate capacity. We grant the petition.

After jury trial in county court, defendant Pruitt was found guilty of reckless driving, and not guilty of battery, in a traffic altercation. Although defendant is a reserve police officer with no criminal record and no traffic violations in the previous ten years, and although the reckless driving involved no accident, no injuries, and no driving under the influence, the county court sentenced the defendant to ninety days…