People v. Goldstein

Defendant was charged with a violation of subdivision (b) of section 1180 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. She was alleged to have operated her vehicle at a speed of 62 miles per hour on Southern State Parkway, where a maximum speed limit of 45 miles per hour has been prescribed by section 6a of Ordinance No. 6 of the Long Island State Park Ordinances.

Her guilt on the facts was so conclusively proven that no discussion of the evidence is warranted.

However, defendant’s counsel raised a question of law which warrants discussion because it is involved in almost every trial of a speeding charge.…