Legal Opinion
People v. Rekte
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 8, 2015No. E060272PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RAMIREZ, P. J.
Viktors Andris Rekte received a citation by mail for a violation of Vehicle Code section 21453, subdivision (a), for failing to stop at a red light, based on a photograph taken pursuant to the Automated Traffic Enforcement System (ATES). At trial, the court overruled in limine objections to the admission of the photographic evidence on foundational grounds. Thereafter, defendant presented expert testimony to rebut the presumption of the reliability of the photographic evidence due to noncompliance with the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD or…
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