Pittman v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for speeding. After an appeal from a justice court to the county court, the jury entered a verdict of guilty and the court assessed punishment at a fine of $150.00.

Patrolman Busby of the Department of Public Safety testified that on July 20, 1975, the vehicle appellant was driving on Interstate 35 in Johnson County “registered seventy-four miles an hour on radar.”

In his sole ground of error, appellant contends, “The trial court erred in overruling Appellant’s timely written objection to the definition of ‘prima facie’ in the court’s…