Belatti v. Pierce

Citations

• 8 S.D. 456
• 66 N.W. 1088
• 1896 S.D. LEXIS 64

Syllabus

<p>The charter of the city of Watertown (Sections 25, 27), authorizing- a police justice to try certain cases for violation of ordinance without a jury, and allowing an appeal in such cases only when imprisonment exceeding 10 days or a fine exceeding $20 is imposed, violates Const. Art. 6, § 6, declaring and extending the right of trial by jury to all cases at law irrespective of the amount in controversy, and Sec. 7, declaring the right to trial by an impartial jury in all criminal prosecutions.</p>