City of Kansas City v. Baker

Joseph Baker was convicted of the unlawful use of a weapon and of obstructing and resisting a city police officer, in violation of two city ordinances of Kansas City, Missouri. He received a 180-day suspended sentence for each conviction. He now appeals, contending that the City failed to prove the existence of the ordinances that he allegedly violated.

The judgment is reversed, and the defendant is discharged.

At Baker’s trial de novo on the above-referenced charges, Baker’s attorney and the city prosecutor discussed the introduction of the applicable city ordinances into evidence:

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