City of Green Ridge v. Brown

SOMERVILLE, Presiding Judge.

In these consolidated appeals both defendants were charged with having violated Ordinance No. 138 of the City of Green Ridge, Missouri. Upon conviction in the city police court they appealed to the Circuit Court of Pettis County where, by agreement, a jury was waived and their *610cases were consolidated for trial. There, each defendant was found guilty as charged and fined $75.00. Each defendant timely appealed and a joint brief was filed.

During the evening of May 26, 1972, and the early morning hours of May 27, 1972, what may be aptly described as an overly exuberant…