People v. Shults

Opinion

SCOTT, Acting P. J.

These three consolidated cases come before this court upon certification by the Appellate Department of the San Mateo County Superior Court. The issue presented is whether a defendant charged with a traffic infraction can transform the charge into a misdemeanor, thereby securing the right to a jury trial, by admitting prior infraction convictions when such prior infractions are not charged by citation or complaint.

The three cases before us arise out of the traffic citations received by appellant on November 5, 1976, June 6, 1977, and June 7, 1977. In all three cases…