City of St. Paul v. Sutherland

This matter is before the court on an alternative writ of mandamus requiring the municipal court of the city of St. Paul to show cause why it should not approve the bond required by Minn. St. 633.20 on defendant’s appeal to the District Court of Ramsey County from a judgment of conviction for disorderly conduct in violation of a city ordinance.

Defendant was found guilty by the municipal court on September 15, 1964, and was sentenced on October 15, 1964. A notice of appeal to the district court was served and filed on October 22, 1964. The ques tion is whether under existing statutes the…