Caputo v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Rachel D. Caputo appeals from the trial court’s denial of her demand for a jury trial on charges that she drove her vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit.1 For the following reasons, we find that Caputo has the right to a jury trial and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Caputo was issued a uniform traffic citation charging that she drove her vehicle at 75 miles per hour in a zone where the posted speed limit was 55 miles per hour in violation of the speed restrictions set forth in the Uniform Rules of the Road in Article 9, Chapter 6, Title 40 of the…