State v. Atwood

The defendant received a uniform traffic ticket from a Montpelier police officer for traveling 40 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone. The ticket, which under Vermont, law serves as the information, 23 V.S.A. § 2203, alleged violations of 123 V.S.A. § 1007 and Montpelier city ordinance.' *30210-300. The reference to 123 V.S.A. § 1007 was intended to refer to 23 V.S.A. § 1007. Defendant pleaded not guilty and presented his case to a judge sitting without a jury. He was found guilty, fined $30, and appeals his conviction and fine to this Court.

23 V.S.A. § 1007 authorizes the legislative body of…