Metropolitan Court for Dade County v. Bishop

HENDRY, Chief Judge.

Appellants, respondents below, appeal from a final judgment in a mandamus proceeding. The appellee, Willie Lee Bishop, was charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of § 30-15 of The Code of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida. Prior to the trial date Bishop requested the Metropolitan Court of Dade County to grant him a jury trial. His request was denied. Whereupon he petitioned the circuit court for a writ of mandamus. An alternative writ of mandamus and a rule to show cause were issued. The respondents filed a motion to quash and…