City of Salina v. Wisden

Joseph M. Wisden was arrested for violating provisions of the motor vehicle code, Utah Code Ann. title 41. He was tried and convicted by a jury in a justice of the peace court. He was .tried de novo and again convicted by a jury in district court.

Mr. Wisden alleges three claims of error: the justice of the peace court lacked jurisdiction; he was denied equal protection of the law because he was not granted an adequate appeal; and one of the statutes under which he was charged was not properly applied to him.

Before we consider the merits of any of these claims, we must examine the scope of our…