City of Kansas City v. Harness

DIXON, Judge.

The defendant appeals from the order of the Associate Circuit Judge dismissing defendant’s application for trial de novo following his conviction in the Kansas City Municipal Division of the Circuit Court of intentionally attempting to inflict bodily injury upon another. On appeal, defendant claims the dismissal of his application was erroneous because he had not failed to pursue his appeal and had stipulated to the City’s evidence against him.

The charge against defendant arose out of an incident on a private parking lot in Kansas City, Missouri. The victim, a private security…