Legal Opinion
United States v. Bacas
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 15, 2009No. Violation 1516466, 2117788PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
M. HANNAH LAUCK, United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter came before the Court for trial on August 31, 2009. Defendant is charged with traveling 62 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone on April 3, 2009 (Violation No. 2117788). 1 At trial, the United States moved to admit into evidence certificates verifying the accuracy of the tuning forks used to calibrate the radar that detected Defendant’s speed. Two certificates were certified, two uncertified. For the following reasons, the Court holds that the certified certificates constitute admissible evidence to prove the…
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- United States v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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