People v. Fraschetti

This is an appeal from a judgment finding defendant guilty of operating a truck in excess of the statutory limit and imposing a fine of $1,780. The truck weighed 89,800 pounds, or 17,800 pounds in excess of the prescribed statutory maximum of 72,000 pounds. The fine was computed on the basis, of the method provided by statute, and the computation is not disputed. The sole point raised by defendant is that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant was guilty of the violation with which he was charged.

Section 132 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Act (Ill Rev Stats, c 95½,…