City of Smithville v. Summers

SHANGLER, Judge.

A jury found the defendant Summers guilty of the breach of the City of Smith-ville ordinances against careless and imprudent driving and driving while intoxicated. The court assessed a fine of $500 in each case.

*853The appeal contends, among other grounds, that the trial put Summers again in jeopardy of liberty for the same offense in violation of constitutional right.1

The jury verdicts, convictions, and penalties were incidents of a second trial of the offenses in the circuit court. The first trial commenced on March 19, 1984. The jury was selected and sworn, but before any…