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  • Officer estimates enough for speeding convictions

    06/02/2010 11:25:23 AM PDT · by MissTed · 89 replies · 1,062+ views
    AP ^ | 6/2/10 | Staff
    Ohio's highest court has ruled that a person may be convicted of speeding purely if it looked to a police officer that the motorist was going too fast. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an officer's visual estimation of speed is enough to support a conviction if the officer is trained, certified by a training academy, and experienced in watching for speeders. The court's 5-1 decision says independent verification of a driver's speed is not necessary. The court upheld a lower court's ruling against a driver who challenged a speeding conviction that had been based on testimony from police...