State v. Nugent

[¶ 1] Joseph J. Nugent III appeals from a judgment by the District Court (Dover-Foxcroft, Stitham, J.) finding him to have committed the traffic infraction of speeding fifty miles per hour in a twenty-five mile-per-hour zone. See 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2074 (1996 & Supp.2001). Nugent asserts that (1) he was not allowed to make a statement to the court but instead was required to proceed by questions and answers, and (2) he was improperly deprived of his right to a jury trial. We affirm.

[¶ 2] No transcript or statement in lieu of a transcript of the court hearing has been provided. See M.R.App. P.…