People v. Goodrich

*Supp. 3Opinion

CHOATE, P. J.

We hold the “speed trap laws” and those rules governing the admissibility of a vehicle’s speed ascertained by radar are not applicable in those cases where a violation of Vehicle Code section 22350 occurs in a marked and posted school zone. (Veh. Code, § 22352, subd. (b)(2).)

Facts

At 8:05 a.m. on Friday, September 10, 1993, Newport Beach Motor Officer J. Joyce had taken a position on Irvine Avenue near an open public school. It was the beginning of the school year and children were on their way to classes. The posted speed was a maximum of 25 miles per hour when…