State v. Ebert

Defendant was charged by uniform traffic citation with the offense of having “disobeyed stop sign.” The citation set forth the offense, time and date, but in designating the place where the offense occurred read as follows:

“* * * On a public highway, to-wit: Gable Rd. at or near St. Helens located in the county and state aforesaid * * *.”

The defendant entered a plea of not guilty prior to trial. At the time of trial he moved to dismiss the traffic citation on the ground the location of the alleged violation was insufficient due to lack of specificity. The justice of the peace dismissed the…