People v. Lafin

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Robert E. Lafin, a truck driver, and the Palumbo Excavating Co., the owner of the vehicle in question and Lafin’s employer, were indicted for operating a motor vehicle which weighed 14,200 pounds in excess of the maximum of 72,000 pounds permitted by Section 131 of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (Ill Rev Stats 1961, c 95½, § 228). After the defendants made bail, Lafin forfeited his bond and was not apprehended subsequently; the cause proceeded to trial as to Palumbo. Before trial, the defendant moved to suppress…