State v. Ressler

REED, Chief Judge.

A petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed by the State of Florida for a review by this court of a decision of the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, Florida, sitting in its appellate capacity. The resolution of the issue in this case involves an interpretation of Sections 932.61 and 932.63, F.S.1970, F.S.A., which are parts of a recent enactment by the Florida legislature providing for the transfer of certain causes from municipal courts to state courts for trial by jury.

The following are the pertinent events. The respondent, Steven MacFadden Ress-ler, was charged…