State v. Hooten

KANNER, Judge.

An indictment1 was returned by a grand jury to the Circuit Court of Lake County against the respondent, Jack Hooten, also known as J. H. Hooten, under charge that he commited a misdemeanor within the purview of section 839.07, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., through selling to the county, for use as a county barn site, land in which he had an ownership interest while serving as a county commissioner. Since the offense charged was a misdemeanor, the indictment was certified by the circuit court to the county judge’s court, the court having jurisdiction for the trial of misdemeanors.…