State ex rel. City of St. Louis v. Judge of the Court of Criminal Correction, Division No. 2

In these two consolidated cases the City of St. Louis sought writs of mandamus to compel the Judge of the Court of Criminal Correction, Division No. 2, and the Clerk of said Court, to set for trial and try two appeals taken from Division No. 1 of the Municipal Court of the City of St. Louis.

There is no dispute as to the facts. Separate informations were filed in the Municipal Court of the City of St. Louis charging Jack Ballard and Anthony Giordano, in unrelated incidents, with peace disturbance. At separate trials in the municipal court the attorney for each defendant sought to have *2present…