State v. Pilcher

STEWART, Justice:

The Fourth District Court, sitting without a jury, convicted the defendant of speeding in violation of § 41-6-46, Utah Code Ann. (1953), as amended. His trial in the district court was a de novo review, pursuant to § 78-3-5, 1 of his justice of the peace court conviction. He attacks the constitutionality of § 41-6-46. This Court has jurisdiction of the appeal pursuant to Art. VIII, § 9 of the Utah Constitution. 2 Vernal City v. Critton, Utah, 565 P.2d 408 (1977); Eureka City v. Wilson, 15 Utah 53, 48 P. 41 (1897), aff’d, 173 U.S. 32, 19 S.Ct. 317, 43 L.Ed. 603 (1899).

Defendant…