Nye v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Jerry Nye appeals his conviction for speeding, contending that the trial court erred in failing to dismiss the accusation against him because it charged an incorrect Code section, and erred by limiting the jury to finding only whether he exceeded the speed limit instead of allowing it to determine how fast he was going. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The arresting officer testified that he saw Nye driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse that was approaching a tractor-trailer on 1-575 at a high rate of speed. The posted speed limit was 70 mph, but the radar gun clocked Nye at 127…