Garrett v. Knight

Error is charged to the District Court of Adams County in releasing defendant in error from custody of the sheriff of Adams County purusant to habeas corpus proceedings.

Defendant in error, William Z. Knight, a 14-year-old, on April 8, 1969, was charged in the Municipal Court of the City of Aurora with five traffic violations. To the lesser charges he pled guilty. To the more serious charge of reckless driving, however, he pled not guilty. After trial to the court, on April 9, 1969, he was found guilty and sentenced to ninety days in jail. Knight was not represented by counsel at the trial,…