Court Opinion

ID: 9535239
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:47:06.921967+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:33:11.911104
License: Public Domain

NIX, Judge
(dissenting) :
I cannot agree with Judge Bussey as to Syllabus 3 which quotes Oklahoma City Ordinance, Title 21, Chapter 16, Section 10.
I do not feel that this constitutes a just theory of the law. It shifts the burden of proof to the defendant. If he is the record owner of an automobile illegally parked, and a traffic violation arises out of said incident, it constitutes in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner parked the vehicle. This is contrary to the principle that all persons are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. Syllabus 3 presumes the person to be guilty until proven innocent, and therefore denies defendant due process of law.