People v. Klepper

Decision in this case is governed by the recently decided People v. Miller (24 N Y 2d 802). The cases are very similar; but since Miller was decided without opinion and the present recurrence of the problem suggests the importance of the question in the enforcement of traffic regulations, it seems useful to discuss the underlying basis of decision.

It is obvious that a traffic policeman who issues a large number of summonses for routine violations, the vast majority of which are uncontested, will be hard put to remember the person of an individual operator, especially if there is a contest…