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SWEENY v. COMMONWEALTH

179 S.E.2d 509 (1971)

211 Va. 668

Henry Arthur SWEENY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 8, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. C. Wingfield, Charlottesville, Paul Lee Sweeny, McLean (Wingfield, Barrick & St. John, Charlottesville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

A. R. Woodroof, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C.J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.

HARRISON, Justice.

Henry Arthur Sweeny was tried in the court below on the charge of operating a motor vehicle over the public highways of this state at a speed of 75 miles per hour in a 60 mile speed zone, as determined by radar. The court found defendant guilty as charged and fixed his fine at $25. Judgment was entered, and we granted a writ of error.

We need concern ourselves here only with the action of the trial court in admitting into evidence, over...

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