State v. Schelton

The appellee was charged by affidavit, filed May 20, 1927, with the violation of the motor vehicle law by speeding. Section 10140, Burns 1926.

A warrant was issued for the arrest of the appellee, and on May 21, 1927, he was brought before the justice of peace of Pleasant Township, in Steuben County, Indiana, who entered a plea of not guilty after appellee stood mute and then, after hearing the evidence, found him guilty and assessed a fine of one dollar and costs of the action.

The appellee appealed to the circuit court, and there filed a motion to dismiss for the reasons thát the justice…