People v. Sterritt

Opinion

COLE, Acting P. J.—

We decided in People v. Halopoff (1976) 60 Cal.App.3d Supp. 1 [131 Cal.Rptr. 531], that in the trial of speeding cases where radar is involved “it is incumbent upon the People, without request from the defendant, to disclose to the court and to the defendant that radar is involved and further, where such is the case, to demonstrate the existence of the engineering and traffic survey required by section 40802, subdivision (b) [of the Vehicle Code].” (60 Cal.App.3d Supp. at p. 5.) In the present matter we hold that Halopoff is to be applied retroactively to cases whose…