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CITY OF CASPER v. FLETCHER

No. 95-172.

916 P.2d 473 (1996)

The CITY OF CASPER, Petitioner, v. Robert FLETCHER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

May 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Hand, Jr., Assistant City Attorney, Casper, for petitioner.

Wyoming Association of Local Government Attorneys by Daniel M. Hesse; and Wyoming Association of Municipalities by Kathleen A. Hunt, Amici Curiae on behalf of petitioner.

Robert Fletcher, pro se.

Before GOLDEN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, TAYLOR and LEHMAN, JJ.

LEHMAN, Justice.

The question raised in this case is whether a person charged with a violation of a city ordinance, which provides no jail time for conviction, is entitled to a trial by jury. The district court, in reversing respondent's conviction, held that since respondent could have been charged under a state statute which does provide for incarceration, he should have had a jury trial pursuant to our decision in City of Casper v. Cheatham,

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