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Here’s a list from the city attorney’s office on what happened with DUIs in Municipal Court in 2009. Tickets written but still pending aren’t included.
The court manager also did a hand count and provided the following information for this story.
DUI guilty convictions: 356
Number of multiple offenses of DUI: 33
Pleaded guilty to negligent endangerment: 73
Pleaded guilty [...]
Looks like folks charged with DUIs don’t get to unilaterally decide to see Judge Donald Louden in Municipal Court.
Some defendants had been waiving their right to a jury trial, held before Judge Marie Anderson. That’d put them in Louden’s court. Some folks on the prosecuting end think he’s too lax, though [...]
Here’s* suspensions and reinstatements for failure to pay and appear, from the Montana Department of Justice Department of Motor Vehicles.
Here’s the form* used for suspensions.
Here’s the long list* of historical suspensions for all kinds of things, not just failures to pay.
And finally, a link* to a National Center on State Courts report on fine collections.
All [...]
The Municipal Court dollars that should be collected and aren’t add up to nearly $7 million.
Here’s that list.* (Thanks to techie Wonder Woman Anne Cruikshank for creating the link.)
– Keila Szpaller
First number of the day: Six. It’s that many degrees below zero.
But, oh dear, I wanted to post information related to Sunday’s story* about Municipal Court much earlier. Below are some figures from City Hall.
First, a brief anecdote from deputy city attorney Carrie Garber on another person who isn’t paying for damages caused.
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