MYATT v. COM.

Record No. 0807-88-2.

397 S.E.2d 275 (1990)

Ronald W. MYATT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Shewmake (Coates & Davenport, on briefs), for appellant.

Birdie H. Jamison, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BARROW, COLE and WILLIS, JJ.


BARROW, Judge.

This appeal is from a speeding conviction resulting from radar surveillance. The appellant contends that (1) he was entitled to introduce the testimony of an expert witness to show that the radar did not accurately record his automobile's speed and (2) calibration of the radar with tuning forks was insufficient to permit the introduction of the radar measurement into evidence. We conclude that the testimony of the expert witness was admissible and that...

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