City of Detroit v. Recorder's Court Judge

Appellant appeals from a circuit court order of superintending control which requires him to follow certain procedures in the processing of nontraffic ordinance violation cases.

This controversy involves the use of preprinted ticket forms to serve as complaints, and as the bases for the issuance of arrest warrants, in non-traffic ordinance violation cases before Recorder’s Court Traffic and Ordinance Division. Typically, the arresting officer, having seen a violation of the ordinance being committed in his presence, arrests the respondent and completes a ticket-complaint form. The substance of…