City of Buffalo v. Beck

Appellant appeals from a conviction in the Buffalo City Court, City Court Justice Arthur J. Cosgrove presiding without a jury. The defendant therein was convicted of a violation of the city ordinances regulating speed of motor vehicles.

Among the errors specified in the affidavit attached to the notice of appeal is, ‘ ‘ It was error on the part of the trial court to take judicial notice of the operation and accuracy of radar devices to establish the speed of the defendant’s automobile, said device not being a practical application of scientific facts that are generally known or ought to be…