Funny @sh.itjust.works threelonmusketeers @sh.itjust.works 4 wk. ago

Man appears in court driving without a license

The man went before Judge Cedric Simpson at Washtenaw County’s 14A District Court on May 15, charged with driving without a license. Upon joining via Zoom, the 44 year-old man appeared to be driving a vehicle.

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Funny as it is, according to some of the comments he actually had had his license reinstated and the issue were with the court system not having updated documents.
- Regardless though, wouldn't that count as distracted driving? Or is that not against the law in the states?
  
  Can’t you talk on the phone as long as it’s hands free?
  
  How is it any different than talking to a passenger.
- Here's an article claiming the same: https://www.wxyz.com/news/why-was-the-driver-in-a-viral-videos-license-still-suspended-2-years-after-a-judge-ordered-it-lifted
  
  https://youtu.be/iMqGCQN2Gx4
Reading the article it seems the discourse should focus on the incompetence of his public defender instead seeing as it took the news media reportedly five minutes to find out that this guys suspended license order was rescinded two years prior
- Public defenders don't have time for that. They are just there to help people take plea deals.
  
  What’s the point of the plea deal if it’s not taking all facts into account? The defendant was never properly informed of his options imo
The amount of tones this has been posted on lemmy is just ridiculous by now

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