Legal Opinion
State v. Sweat
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 10, 2008No. 4409PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The State appeals the dismissal of convictions of Reginald Craig Sweat and Arthur Bryant, III, for exceeding the statutory maximum gross vehicle weight. We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On February 14, 2006, Reginald Craig Sweat, a sanitation truck driver for the City of Aiken, was stopped and cited by a State Transport Police (hereafter STP) officer for exceeding the allowable gross vehicle weight for the 2005 Sterling Model LT9500, three-axle sanitation truck he was driving. The citation alleges the vehicle weighed 57,100 pounds. The officer claimed the allowable weight was 50,600…
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