Commonwealth v. Boykins

BY JUDGE H. VINCENT CONWAY, JR.

This matter is before the court on an appeal from the General District Court (Traffic Division). At trial in the Circuit Court, the defendant moved to exclude the radar calibration certificate offered by the Commonwealth to prove the speed of the defendant’s vehicle at 37 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. zone. The evidence was heard, and the admissibility of the calibration certificate was taken under advisement by the court. The matter was continued to October 9, 2001, for sentencing or dismissal.

After considering the arguments of counsel in open court and the briefs…