State v. Baldwin

DUNN, Justice.

Howard M. Baldwin (Baldwin) appeals from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of speeding. We reverse and remand.

At 10:47 a. m. on January 17, 1980, the Baldwin vehicle’s speed was clocked by Highway Patrolman Abrams on Interstate 90 in Meade County, South Dakota. Abrams, by the use of a radar “speed gun,” determined Baldwin’s speed to be 74 miles per hour, well in excess of the 55 miles per hour speed limit. Baldwin was issued a citation for this violation.

Baldwin requested a jury trial, which was held on March 26,1980. At the trial and on this appeal…