People v. Leatherbarrow

The defendant has appealed his conviction after trial in the Town of Brant Justice Court (Gromo, J.) upon a charge of operating a vehicle at a speed of 94 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone in violation of section 1180 (subd. [b]) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

The People’s proof consisted of testimony by two New York State police officers, unfortunately offered without the aid of a prosecuting attorney. Both officers testified that on November 15, 1971, at approximately 1:15 a.m., they observed a vehicle approaching their parked patrol car “ at a very high rate of speed ” in a…