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BOYD v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 740853.

215 S.E.2d 915 (1975)

William Stephenson BOYD v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Thomas Burton, Jr., Roanoke (Kenneth E. Trabue, Hunter, Fox & Trabue, Roanoke, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

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

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We consider, in this misdemeanor appeal, the validity of an executive order dated November 26, 1973, which provided that, because of a shortage of motor vehicle fuel, the maximum speed limit for motor vehicles on any highway in the Commonwealth shall not exceed 55 miles per hour.1

William Stephenson Boyd appeals a conviction of speeding, which resulted in a fine of $15.00...

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