City of Belle Glade v. Blackman

OWEN, Judge.

Respondent was convicted in the City Court of the City of Belle Glade, Florida, of violation of a municipal ordinance, and 64 days later, on July 12, 1967, respondent filed his notice of appeal, seeking to appeal such judgment to the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County. The city filed its motion in the circuit court to dismiss the appeal as untimely. The circuit court denied such motion, whereupon the city filed with this court its petition, for writ of cer-tiorari to the circuit court.

The issue is whether, at the time this appeal was filed, appeals from municipal courts to the…