State v. Morrill

The issue in this case is whether the defendant has a right to trial by jury on a speeding charge under RSA 262-A:54, maximum penalty for which is a fine of $50.00.

The State’s motion for a trial without jury was granted by the trial court and defendant’s exception was transferred by Keller, J.

In 1965, this court considered the question of the right to trial by jury on a charge of violating the “yellow line statute”, the penalty for which is the same as for the offense charged here. State v. Ring, 106 N.H. 509, 214 A.2d 748 (1965). It was held in that case, after considering but not ruling…