Killion v. City of Waldron

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant was fined in the Waldron municipal court for having failed to stop for a red traffic light. Upon trial de novo in the circuit court the jury returned a verdict of guilty and imposed a $25 fine. This appeal is evidently prosecuted as a matter of principle.

The appellant asserts, although the record does not clearly show, that the trial in the municipal court consisted of this statement by the municipal judge: “The officer is going to say that you did run the light, you will say you did not. I will find you guilty, and I know that you will appeal. I do…