State v. Mansfield

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

The respondent was charged in the City Court of Brigham City, Utah, with the crime of driving 70 miles per hour on the highways of this state in violation of a resolution adopted by the State Road Commission. At the trial in the city court he was convicted and appealed the case to the district court where the state undertook to amend the complaint, charging that the respondent drove 70 miles per hour in violation of a proclamation issued by the Governor of Utah. The court permitted the amendment and respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss. The court granted the motion and…