People v. Corwin

On April 6, 1949, defendant was convicted of a violation of section 6 of ordinance 6 of the Long Island State Park Commission, and fined $10, in the Third District Court of Nassau County, sitting as a Court of Special Sessions without a jury. Said section 6 provides: “ Speed limit, a. A rate of speed by a motor vehicle in excess of 40 miles an hour is prohibited ” (as amd. May 2, 1946; eff. June 1, 1946; filed June 5, 1947; see N. Y. Official Compilation of Codes, Rules & Regulations [3d Official Cum. Supp., 1948], pp. 452, 453). On appeal from such conviction, the County Court reversed on…