Commonwealth v. John Doe

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE DISMISSED AFTER CLERK’S HEARING.

Defendant had a very bad driving record riddled with driving offenses and convictions of operating with a suspended driver’s license pursuant to G.L. c. 90, §23. This was a subsequent offense for driving with a suspended license. He had been previously charged with being a Habitual Traffic Offender per G.L. c. 90, §22F. He had also served jail time for driving-related offenses. Defendant’s prior attorney was unable to get the criminal complaint dismissed, so he hired our law firm.

Result: Although the Defendant had a poor driving record, he had taken substantial steps to prove that he would be a responsible driver. We continued his clerk’s hearing in order to give the Defendant time to remedy his driving-related issues. Defendant completed three driving retraining courses, and he paid all outstanding traffic tickets and fines. He refrained from operating a vehicle even though he was employed as a full time construction worker and he was forced to find alternate means of transportation to get to work every day. With this criminal complaint dismissed, the client is eligible to apply for the reinstatement of his driver’s license. We wish him the best.