State v. Lawrence

Full title: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARK R. LAWRENCE, JR

Court: Appellate Court of Connecticut

Date published: May 18, 1988

541 A.2d 550 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988)

14 Conn. App. 816

Opinion

(6427)

Argued May 4, 1988

Decision released May 18, 1988

Sydney W. Elkin, for the appellant (defendant).

Eileen McCarthy Geel, certified legal intern, with whom was Susan Marks, deputy assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Information charging the defendant with the crime of speeding, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain, geographical area number twelve, and tried to the court, Schimelman, J.; judgment of guilty, from which the defendant appealed to this court. No error.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal implicates the fact finding function of the trial court and challenges the law making powers of the legislature.

Our review of the record and transcript discloses that there was sufficient evidence introduced by the state to support a conviction of the defendant for a violation of General Statutes 14-219 (c) (Speeding).

Further, the defendant's claim that he was entitled to a jury trial for said violation is without merit. See General Statutes 54-82b (a); State v. Weisser, 9 Conn. App. 255, 258, 518 A.2d 655 (1986), cert. denied, 202 Conn. 803, 519 A.2d 1207 (1987); State v. Sheldon, 5 Conn. App. 434, 499 A.2d 432 (1985).