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Staff Report//June 4, 2026//
Relator sought a permanent writ of prohibition ordering the trial court to set aside its order denying relator’s request for a jury trial in his prosecution for a municipal ordinance violation.
Where relator had the right to a jury trial in the trial de novo after making a timely request, the trial court lacked authority to deny his request.
Writ made permanent.
State ex rel. Bank v. Byrnes (MLW No. 84867/Case No. ED114506 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Charles County. (W. Bevis Schock and Erich V. Vieth for relator) (Lorna L. Frahm for respondent)
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