People v. Devoe

New York Court of Appeals
People v. Devoe, 159 N.E. 682 (N.Y. 1927)
246 N.Y. 636; 1927 N.Y. LEXIS 1032

People v. Devoe

Opinion of the Court

Judgment affirmed. Held that though merely driving in excess of the speed stated in Highway Law, section 287, subdivision 2, may not in and of itself constitute the crime of reckless driving under Highway Law, section 287-b, yet the evidence in this case that defendant was driving at the rate of forty-six miles an hour at the place and in the circumstances described, does supply a basis for an inference by the .trier of the facts of the commission of said offense.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews, Lehman, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ.

Reference

Full Case Name
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nicholas Devoe, Appellant
Cited By
10 cases
Status
Published