Boyer v. Larson

ELLETT, Justice:

The plaintiff brought a writ of habeas corpus in this court claiming that he was convicted of violating a city ordinance after having once been in jeopardy with reference thereto. He is one of seven defendants whose cases were improperly dismissed by the District Court upon appeals made from conviction in the City Court. See Salt Lake City v. Hanson, 19 Utah 2d 32, 425 P.2d 773.

Let us examine this case to see if the defendant was ever in jeopardy. He was tried and convicted in the City Court of Salt Lake City and appealed to the District Court, where he would get a trial de…