Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles T. B. Rowe, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Special Sessions
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1930-12-24
Citations: 138 Misc. 611
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles T. B. Rowe, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 138
Pages: 611–611

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles T. B. Rowe, Appellant.
Court of Special Sessions, City of New York, Appellate Part, First Judicial Department,
December 24, 1930.
: Charles T. B. Rowe, for the appellant.
Thomas C. T. Crain, District Attorney [George E. Hall of counsel], for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The ordinance in question fixes twenty miles per hour as a prohibited rate of speed. The defendant was operating his car at a rate of thirty-four miles per hour.
We believe the board of aldermen had the right to fix a prohibited rate of speed, and inasmuch as defendant exceeded that rate, we are obliged to affirm his conviction.
There is no question of recklessly operating a car — it is simply for driving at a prohibited rate of speed. We do not believe we have any right to read into the ordinance any provision which Would require the court to ascertain whether the circumstances made the rate of speed reckless or dangerous.
We agree with the magistrate that a rate of speed exceeding twenty miles is prohibited.
Judgment affirmed.
All concur; present, Freschi, P. J., Fetherston and McInerney, JJ.