State ex rel. Mattingly v. Municipal Court

The order of the circuit court directing the clerk of the Glendale municipal court to accept a “perfected jury demand of Richard F. Mattingly” is reversed because Mattingly’s demand for a jury trial was untimely and not in writing, and the jury demand was not accompanied by the payment of the jury fee.

A uniform traffic citation issued to Mattingly on June 21, 1981, required his appearance in Glendale municipal court on July 2, 1981. On June 30, 1981, the clerk of the court received a letter1 dated June 25, 1981, stating *55Mattingly’s “wish to plead not guilty” to the charge and requesting a…