Raughley v. State

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Jefferson County for speeding. He appealed his conviction to the Jefferson Circuit Court where he was tried without a jury, found guilty, and fined $100.00 and costs.

The undisputed facts indicate that on August 6, 1980, at approximately 10:25 P.M., Officer Harry Stephen Lawson, a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy, observed and followed appellant, who was travelling at speeds above the posted limit on Old Highway 280 in Jefferson County for a distance of about 1.7 miles. At one time the appellant's speed exceeded seventy miles per hour. It was…