Legal Opinion
City of Akron v. Cook
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 1990No. 14377PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillin, Judge.
The prime issue in this traffic violation case is whether the prosecution must present direct evidence to prove the lawful placement of a traffic control device when the issue is not raised in the trial court. For the reasons that follow, we hold that proof of the existence of a traffic control device permits an inference that it was lawfully placed.
On September 14, 1989, defendant-appellant, Mack D. Cook II, was driving west on East Market Street in Akron, Ohio. Cook proceeded to the intersection of Market Street and Main Street, and stopped his vehicle in the left-turn-only…
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