People v. Matthews

Defendant was found guilty on June 16, 1956, after trial without a jury, in the Police Court of the Village of Waverly, of the charge of operating a motor vehicle on a public highway known as Chemung Street and Route No. 17 at a rate of speed in excess of 25 miles an hour in violation of ordinance No. XI of such municipality.

The Police Justice imposed a fine of $25 which was paid. From such judgment of conviction the defendant has taken this appeal in which he alleges certain errors. He contends, among other things, that there was a failure on the part of the People to prove legally the speed…