Seaton v. City of Coffeyville

Meyer, J.:

Appellant Clifford Seaton (defendant) was tried in the Municipal Court of Coffeyville, Kansas, for violation of Municipal Ordinance No. 17-245(b) (storage of junk automobiles in a residential district). Having been found guilty in that court, he appealed to the District Court and was again found guilty in a de novo jury trial. Before the district court trial, appellant sought a writ of habeas corpus which was originally granted but later dissolved. The case involving the ordinance violation and the habeas corpus case were separately appealed to this court. They have been…