Legal Opinion
Kansas City v. Bott
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 13, 1974No. 58455PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY,'' Justice.
The respondent, Joseph B. Bott (hereinafter the defendant), was charged by information filed in the municipal court of the city of Kansas City (hereinafter the city), with careless driving in violation of a municipal ordinance. 1 He was tried in that court without a jury, found not guilty, and ordered discharged. The city appealed from that judgment to the circuit court of Jackson county. On motion of defendant, the city’s appeal was dismissed for the reason that to try him again would be to twice put him in jeopardy for the same offense in violation of the double jeopardy…
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