Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Ralph Sheldon
Court: Connecticut Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1985-11-05
Citations: 5 Conn. App. 434
Docket Number: 4050
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Ralph Sheldon
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Appellate Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 434–434

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Ralph Sheldon
(4050)
Dupont, C. J., Hull and Borden, Js.
Argued October 4
decision released November 5, 1985
Ralph Sheldon, pro se, the appellant (defendant).
James M. Bernardi, assistant state’s attorney, for the appellee (state).

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The defendant appeals from his conviction by the court of the infraction of traveling unreasonably fast in violation of General Statutes § 14-218a.
The defendant's principal claim on appeal is that the court erred in denying him a jury trial. The only penalty authorized for an infraction is a fine not exceeding ninety dollars. General Statutes § 51-164m (c). There is no right to trial by jury in criminal actions where the maximum penalty is a fine of ninety-nine dollars or a sentence of thirty days, or both. General Statutes § 54-82b (a). This statute does not violate the Connecticut constitution or the United States constitution. State v. Wheeler, 37 Conn. Sup. 693, 435 A.2d 372 (1981).
We have carefully considered the defendant's two other claims of error and find them to be without merit.
There is no error.