Rule 30.6 Stipulations as to questions of law or fact.

When someone appeals a case from district or municipal court to circuit court, both sides can agree on the facts or legal issues involved instead of arguing about them again. If they reach this kind of agreement, the circuit court judge has the choice to decide the case based only on what both sides agreed to, without holding a full new hearing.

There is one important catch. If the parties choose to handle the case this way, they give up their right to a jury trial. This means the judge alone will decide the outcome, not a jury. Anyone who would normally have the right to a jury trial needs to understand that agreeing to stipulate facts or legal questions means they are giving up that right.

This rule gives people a faster option when both sides already agree on the key facts or legal points in a case. It can save time and avoid a longer trial process, but it only works if everyone involved is willing to accept the judge's decision without a jury weighing in.