Legal Opinion
State v. Trantolo
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided March 6, 1981No. FILE NO. 996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendant has appealed from his conviction of speeding in violation of General Statutes § 14-219, which prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle at a rate of speed greater than fifty-five miles per hour upon any highway. The issues raised are (1) the admissibility of evidence concerning the accuracy of the speedometer reading made by the arresting officer and (2) the sufficiency of the evidence to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
At the trial a police officer testified that he followed the defendant’s car from a traffic light on route 44 in Avon as it proceeded…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. TomanelliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Squires v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- City of Spokane v. KnightWashington Supreme Court · 1917
- State v. TarquinioConnecticut Appellate Court · 1966
- People v. MarsellusNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. ParhamConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Myatt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
- Myatt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
- State v. StollConnecticut Superior Court · 1983
- State v. StollConnecticut Superior Court · 1983
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