PEOPLE v. DRIVER

No. 26871.

539 P.2d 1248 (1975)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Arthur Smith DRIVER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

August 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Jean E. Dubofsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., J. Stephen Phillips, Deborah L. Bianco, Asst. Attys. Gen., Denver, for petitioner.

Morrisard & Rossi, P. C., James L. Cox, Jr., Aurora, for respondent.


GROVES, Justice.

The defendant was charged with driving 67 miles per hour. The County Court of Arapahoe County ruled that the 55 mile per hour speed limit was no longer in effect in Colorado; and the court acquitted the defendant. The issue has caused confusion in our courts and involves matters of some moment. We, therefore, took jurisdiction of this case as an original proceeding and issued a rule to show cause why the ruling of the county court should not be reversed...

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