Herren v. People

We will refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court where the plaintiff in error was defendant in a criminal action originally brought in the Justice of the Peace Court for speeding. He was convicted in the Justice Court and appealed to the County Court. Upon trial in the County Court, in a document entitled “Findings of Fact,” the court found the defendant guilty of speeding and imposed a fine of $45.00, reciting therein that if a motion for new trial was filed it would be denied.

Defendant filed with the Clerk of the County Court a designation of the record on error. When he…