City of Perryville v. Lukefahr

McMILLIAN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant-appellant Lynn Lukefahr from the dismissal by the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, of his appeal from his conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Perry-ville, Missouri, for multiple violations of city traffic ordinances, wherein appellant was sentenced to 180 days in jail and a $300.00 fine. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the order of dismissal and award the cost of this appeal against appellant.

The question in this appeal, whether a circuit court has the discretionary power to dismiss an appeal from…