County of Dade v. Bass

The state brings this petition for writ of certiorari to review a judgment of the circuit court reversing respondent’s conviction in the Metropolitan Court of Dade County for violating a Dade County ordinance which forbids the driving of an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Respondent was found guilty after his motion for a jury trial had been denied. He appealed to the circuit court, which reversed the conviction on the following ground:

“In the cases of Davis v. Smith, [Fla. App.1969] 227 So.2d 342, and Robertson v. State [ex rel. Harty, Fla.App.1969], 227 So.2d…