The PEOPLE v. Brokowski

The State’s Attorney of Du Page County filed an information charging defendants with operating upon the highways a semi-trailer motor vehicle 10,720 pounds in excess of the statutory weight limits. Defendants were tried by the court without a jury. They were found guilty and fined $1072. Although the offense is a misdemeanor, they properly brought the case directly to this court for review on the ground that constitutional questions were involved.

Defendants have challenged the validity of sections 132 and 132.01 of “An Act in relation to the regulation of traffic” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap.…