City of Riverside v. Weddle

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

The defendant Weddle was charged by Missouri Uniform Traffic Ticket with operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, in violation of ordinance. He was convicted in the municipal court.

On the trial de novo in the circuit court, the municipality commenced the prosecution by an offer in evidence of the Code of General Ordinances of the City of Riverside, with specific reference to § 9.17 [which prohibits operation of a motor vehicle by an intoxicated person] and § 17.01 [which defines the penalty for such an infraction]. The defendant objected that the ordinances…