Legal Opinion
People v. Abelson
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
Decided February 29, 1980No. Crim. A. No. 17496PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SAETA, J.
Defendant was charged with and convicted of violating Vehicle Code section 22350, driving 53 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. It was stipulated that radar was used in determining defendant’s speed. Therefore the burden was placed on the prosecution to demonstrate the existence of an engineering and traffic survey to justify the speed limit. People v. Halopoff (1976) 60 Cal.App.3d Supp. 1 [131 Cal.Rptr. 531]. The prosecutor produced a copy of such a speed survey and offered it in evidence. Defendant challenged this document on grounds of hearsay, authenticity and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. HalopoffAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1976
- Berdan v. BerdanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
3Cited by6 opinions
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