City of St. Paul v. Caulfield

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

On October 23, 1957, defendant, John Caulfield, was tried in the municipal court of St. Paul on the charge of disorderly conduct in violation of a city ordinance. After the city had presented its evidence and rested, defendant rested, and his counsel then moved for dismissal on the ground that the city had failed to prove its case by a fair preponderance of the evidence. This was denied, and thereafter defendant was found guilty by the court.

After advice as to defendant’s previous record, the court sentenced him to the workhouse for 90 days and suspended 30 days of…