[Still OT] Traffic court vs. criminal

[Larry C Leung]

a driver's license is considered a "privaledge", which you apply for and
pay for. it is not a right (which is simply granted and expected). Hence,
many of the principles of criminal law (guilty beyond reasonable doubt,
double jeopardy, etc) don't apply to traffic court. And BTW, if you
notice, it's not too common that traffic court is held at the same time
as criminal hearings (except arrignments (sp?)).

LL - NY

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 17:33:23 -0700 Brad Wilson <dotnetguy at pobox.com>
writes:
>Larry C Leung wrote:
>
>> Remember, it's traffic, not criminal court.
>
>That's funny... if you fail to show up for traffic court, you get a
>bench
>warrant for your arrest, just because it's being heard by an actual
>judge of
>the county/city/state. Last I looked, there was no judicial branch
>designate
>called the "Traffic Court" that could issue bench warrants. :-(
>
>Best regards,
>Brad
>
>2000 A6 2.7 biturbo quattro   http://www.quality.nu/bradw/audi/
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>