CITY OF CANON CITY v. MERRIS

No. 17964.

323 P.2d 614 (1958)

CITY OF CANON CITY, Plaintiff in Error, v. Clyde James MERRIS, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Harrison Hawthorne, Canon City, for plaintiff in error.

E. H. Stinemeyer, Canon City, for defendant in error.

John M. Sayre, Boulder, for Colo. Municipal League, amicus curiae.


FRANTZ, Justice.

Merris was charged with operating a motor vehicle on the streets of Canon City while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of an ordinance of that city. The charge was made in a complaint filed in the Municipal Court of Canon City. To it Merris entered his plea of not guilty. At the conclusion of the trial of the issue Merris was found guilty and fined $275.

An appeal was taken to the County Court of Fremont County, and the...

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