State v. Simmons

William Simmons was found guilty by a jury in the magistrate division of operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license, without proof of liability insurance and with an expired vehicle registration. The judgments were affirmed on appeal to the district court. Simmons further appeals, contending that the magistrate had no personal jurisdiction over him, that the magistrate erroneously denied Simmons’ right to assistance of counsel and that the verdicts were unsupported by the evidence. We affirm.

Because we are reviewing an appellate decision of the district court, we will independently…