State v. Tevis

HUNTER, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by Charles Tevis, III, from his conviction in the Circuit Court of Johnson County, Missouri, of the misdemeanor crime of careless and reckless driving under Section 304.010, V.A.M.S. (Amended Laws 1957, p. 631, § 1).

On April 30, 1959, the prosecuting attorney of Johnson County filed his information in the Magistrate Court alleging that the defendant had committed the crime of careless and reckless driving. Defendant waived the reading of the information, entered a plea of not guilty and announced ready for trial. The trial to the Magistrate on May 26,…