State v. Berberian

This is a complaint returnable to the police court of the city of Providence charging the defendant with operating an automobile upon the left half of a certain roadway in Providence, “against the statute, the ordinance of said City, and the peace and dignity of the State.” After being adjudged guilty 'and sentenced to pay a fine of $3 and costs by the police court the defendant appealed to the superior court where he waived his right to trial by jury. The case was heard before a justice of that court on the defendant’s plea in abatement and on the merits. The cause is before this court on…