State v. Horn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

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1. ““The officer described, in explicit detail, the weighing procedure which was followed in this case, and there is nothing in the record to suggest that the procedure was incorrect. While counsel urged that such an inference can be drawn because the total axle weight of one side of the vehicle was 2,000 pounds in excess of the other side, the side-to-side weight differential is readily attributable to the liquid cargo shifting because of a slight beveling of the road surface, where the weighing took place. Certainly the differential obtained does not give rise to a reasonable inference that the scales were incorrect or that the weighing procedure was improper. Loadometers are in widespread use by law enforcement agencies throughout the country, and they are a relatively simple but accurate means of determining vehicle or axle weights without seriously delaying commercial traffic. Loadometer readings have been accepted as satisfactory evidence in other jurisdictions to support convictions for vehicle weight violations (see, e. g., People v. Vinciguerra, 24 Misc.2d 63 , 203 N.Y.S.2d 953 (Sup.Ct.1960)) . . State v. Horn (1971) 117 N.J.Super. 72 , 283 A.2d 561 , modified on other grounds, 120 N.J. Super. 203 , 293 A.2d 676 (1972).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Denton v. State