People v. Sperbeck

The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction in a court of Special Sessions of the Town of Worcester, Lionel J. Kemp, Esq., Justice of the Peace, wherein he was convicted of a violation of section 56 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. The defendant was convicted after a trial and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or 50 days in the Otsego County jail until such time as the fine was paid.

Of the several questions raised by the defendant on this appeal, it appears that two of them, particularly, warrant.the attention of the court.

Although speeding is not designated as a felony or…