City of Kansas City v. May

TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.

Joseph A. May was charged in the Municipal Court of Kansas City with speeding on Interstate 435. He appealed and following a trial de novo in the circuit court was found guilty and fined $50. May contends the City did not prove the existence of an ordinance which he violated. Reversed.

On May 18, 1987, Officer John Groves of the Kansas City Police Department was checking traffic on Interstate 435 about 9:30 p.m. He was operating a radar unit and May’s automobile was shown to be traveling at 69 miles per hour. Groves issued May a uniform traffic ticket which charged…