CITY OF SPRINGFIELD v. BELT

No. SC 90324.

307 S.W.3d 649 (2010)

CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Respondent, v. Adolph BELT, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason T. Umbarger, Springfield, MO, for appellant.

Johnnie J. Burgess, Assistant City Attorney, Springfield, MO, for respondent.


MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

This is a $100 case. But sometimes, it's not the money—it's the principle. When Adolph Belt, Jr., a 30-year veteran of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and a former Kansas City police officer, received a notice that his car had been photographed running a red light in Springfield, he did not take the matter lightly. Undeniably a traffic expert, Belt timed the yellow caution light at the intersection and found that it was rather quick...

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