Q: Can an appeals court change the title of a state v. def case (as filed by the clerk) to city v def?
If yes, why or what are requirements.
This is for a criminal appeal of a conviction for the violation of a city ordinance, specifically Mentor MCO 505.13
505.13 FARM ANIMALS.
(b) No person shall keep horses, goats, cows, chickens, sheep, mules, ducks, geese, turkeys or similar farm animals on premises of less than two (2) acres. *** Whoever violates this section is shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor upon a first offense; shall be guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor upon a second offense within twelve months of the first offense; and shall be guilty of a third degree misdemeanor upon three or more offenses within twelve months of the first offense.
A: If that’s the proper case caption, sure. They could make such a correction.
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