People v. Matessino

The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for a violation of subdivision 10 of section 14 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (operating a truck having a weight in excess of the statutory limits). Two questions are raised by the defendant: (1) the competency of the proof as to the accuracy of the scales used in the measuring the weight; and (2) the lack of knowledge on the part of the defendant, the operator of the truck, as to the weight of the load carried.

*8At the trial the prosecution produced evidence that the weight of the truck was 65,310 pounds at the time of the alleged offense,…