State v. Ralls

HOWARD, Judge.

This case began in the magistrate court of Grundy County, Missouri. From a judgment of conviction appellant duly appealed to the circuit court which again found him guilty and fixed his punishment at a fine of $100.00 plus costs. He has duly appealed to this court.

In view of the issues raised, a very brief statement of the facts will suffice. It appears that on October 18, 1969, Robert Freeman, the city marshal of Laredo, Missouri, was called to the scene of a one-car automobile accident about one and a half miles south of that city. Upon arrival, he observed a 1962 Chevrolet…