CROSBY v. COMMONWEALTH


130 S.E.2d 467 (1963)

204 Va. 266

Frank Ernest CROSBY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 22, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Hartnett, Accomac (Wescott B. Northam, Fears & Northam, Accomac, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

D. Gardiner Tyler, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON, and CARRICO, JJ.


WHITTLE, Justice.

Crosby was tried in the circuit court on the 20th day of June, 1962, on the charge of operating a truck at 56 miles per hour in a 45-mile zone, as determined by radar. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, imposing a fine of $15, upon which judgment was entered over the objection of the defendant, and we granted a writ of error.

Only two witnesses testified in the case—Trooper James Baird of the Virginia State Police on behalf of...

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