State v. Ringle

Defendant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal and subsequent ruling that he was guilty of violating ORS 487.465, the basic speed rule. Defendant contends that, because he was traveling on a road which was subject to the 55-mile-per-hour fuel conservation maximum speed limit authorized by ORS 487.475, the basic speed rule was not applicable under the facts of this case. We affirm.

Defendant was cited for violation of the basic speed rule by a state trooper after the trooper had recorded defendant’s speed at 82 mph on his radar equipment. At the time…