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People v. Olsen

Citations

  • 22 N.Y.2d 230
  • 239 N.E.2d 354
  • 292 N.Y.S.2d 420
  • 1968 N.Y. LEXIS 1317

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  • holding officer’s visual speed estimate of vehicle traveling 50-55 mph in a 30-mph zone sufficient to support speeding conviction
  • holding officer’s visual speed estimate of vehicle traveling 50-55 mph in a 30-mph zone suf- ficient to support speeding conviction
  • Variance of 20 to 25 miles above speed limit was clearly sufficient to justify a finding of guilt
  • although police officer’s estimate that defendant was traveling 50 to 55 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone was sufficient to sustain a conviction of speeding, testimony that the vehicle was proceeding at 35 to 40 miles per hour might not have sufficed
  • although police officer's estimate that defendant was traveling 50 to 55 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone was sufficient to sustain a conviction of speeding, testimony that the vehicle was proceeding at 35 to 40 miles per hour might not have sufficed

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Judges: Keating

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