State v. Mantia

This is a complaint and warrant charging the defendant with operating a motor vehicle whose brakes' were inadequate to control the movement of and to' stop and hold said motor vehicle in violation of G. L. 1056, §31-23-4(1). It was tried before a jury in the superior court and resulted in a verdict of guilty. The trial justice denied the defendant’s motion for a new trial and lie has duly-prosecuted a bill of exceptions to this court.

From the evidence it appears that in the town of Johnston on September 13, 1962, at approximately 8:45 a.m., Police Officer Joseph R. Devine of the Johnston…