City of Ash Grove v. Christian

Ray Ridenour Christian (Defendant) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri, which convicted him of driving while intoxicated in violation of Ordinance 430 of the City of Ash Grove (Plaintiff)..

Defendant raises one point of trial court error. Defendant maintains that because he was arrested by a city police officer outside the city limits that his arrest was violative of section 544.157 1 because the officer was without jurisdiction to arrest him. Therefore, Defendant argues that the trial court’s judgment resulted from its erroneous application of the law…