Court dismisses traffic offense appeal due to statute of limitations expiring during second instance proceedings.

The appellate court overturned the first-instance conviction for a traffic violation and ordered the proceedings to be discontinued. Although the defense successfully argued that the statute of limitations had expired, the court found the lower court's evidence evaluation and fact-finding to be legally sound. Consequently, the appeal was rejected on procedural grounds because the limitation period for prosecution had already passed before the final judgment could be rendered.