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New page: Travis Woodgate was the representative of the citizens of the unspecified city mentioned in http://exterminal.net/camera.htm. He filed the suit against the city "alleging that giving spee...
Travis Woodgate was the representative of the citizens of the unspecified city mentioned in http://exterminal.net/camera.htm.
He filed the suit against the city "alleging that giving speeding tickets based on evidence from a camera is unconstitutional. Judge Casey Solera found that use of the cameras violated a state law with conflicting burdens of proof of guilt. People received tickets simply because they were the registered owner of the motor vehicle."
"The Judge said that by requiring the driver to prove someone else was driving the car at the time of the violation, the ordinance 'stood the presumption of innocence and the burden-of-proof requirement on their heads.'"
The ruling was later overruled when the city appealed.
He filed the suit against the city "alleging that giving speeding tickets based on evidence from a camera is unconstitutional. Judge Casey Solera found that use of the cameras violated a state law with conflicting burdens of proof of guilt. People received tickets simply because they were the registered owner of the motor vehicle."
"The Judge said that by requiring the driver to prove someone else was driving the car at the time of the violation, the ordinance 'stood the presumption of innocence and the burden-of-proof requirement on their heads.'"
The ruling was later overruled when the city appealed.