Swisse v. City of Sheridan

Appellant-defendant appeals an order of the district court affirming upon appeal a judgment of the municipal court, City of Sheridan, finding him guilty of careless driving in violation of a city ordinance. 1

Defendant was charged by means of a “Sheridan Uniform Traffic Ticket,” which merely set out “careless driving” as the offense charged and cited the ordinance. Motions to quash were filed in municipal court on grounds generally that the offense was not charged with sufficient certainty, language of the city ordinance was not used, there was no adequate citation of the municipal ordinance…