Bowden v. Nugent

— This proceeding was brought for the purpose of determining whether a person charged with violating a city ordinance is, under the Constitution and laws of this state, entitled to a jury trial. Like all cases it must be determined upon its own peculiar facts, and will not be a precedent except in cases where the essential facts are the same.

The appellee was tried and convicted in the police court of the city of Douglas, a jury having been denied him. He defaulted in the payment of fine, and was committed to the city jail and the custody of appellant, the chief of police of said city. He…