City of Jackson v. Southard

SIMON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Joshua J. Southard, appeals his convictions for speeding and failure .to yield to an emergency vehicle in violation of §§ 17-100.205 and 19-205 of the Jackson City Code. He was convicted in the associate division of the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau County and fined $25.00 on each offense.

On appeal, appellant essentially claims the trial court erred in entering judgment of conviction against him because: (1) the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter since its jurisdiction over municipal ordinance violations is derivative only on de novo…