Town of Orting v. Rucshner

This appeal presents the first case involving allegations of noncompliance with the requirements of the new traffic court rules of procedure, recently promulgated by the Supreme Court.

The appellant, defendant below, was arrested on the evening of November 29, 1963, by the Chief of Police for the town of Orting. The officer had seen the defendant back his truck out of a tavern parking lot in an erratic manner, to say the least. After nearly hitting the police car, the defendant ran the pickup truck back into the parking lot. When the officer approached the defendant to inquire into the cause…