State v. Archuleta

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

Convicted in metropolitan court for speeding, Defendant appealed to the district court. Following a trial de novo which again resulted in a conviction, Defendant now appeals the district court’s judgment. He contends that because the officer issuing the citation was not in uniform, the citation should have been dismissed. We disagree and affirm Defendant’s conviction.

The material facts are not in dispute. On October 2, 1992, at approximately 9:25 a.m., Officer Danny Lucero was off-duty and wearing civilian clothes, but was driving his police car. While proceeding north on…