City of Fort Scott v. Arbuckle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

In each of these three cases the defendant was convicted in police court of disturbing the peace, in violation of a city ordinance. On appeal she was again found guilty on each charge. She has appealed. The cases were consolidated in the district court and have been consolidated on appeal.

Prior to submission in district court the city moved to dismiss each appeal on the ground the district court did not have jurisdiction to hear them because the defendant’s recognizances were not filed within ten days of the conviction in police court. Upon…