Commonwealth v. E.I. (Exceeding Speed - Summary Trial)

7/30/12

Commonwealth v. E.I. (Summary Trial)

Charge/Violation:  75 §3362 §§A2-22 Exceeding Speed Limit by 22 MPH

Case Summary:  Defendant (who was employed out of state) was stopped for exceeding the speed limit by 22 miles per hour, If convicted, Defendant would incur  4 points to their Driver's License.   Defendant contacted Attorney Paletta to resolve the hearing without having to attend. 

Disposition:  Attorney Paletta arranged a plea bargain (without Defendant having to appear) to a lesser charge, 75 §3111 §§A which carried a lesser fine and no points.

Commonwealth v. D.D. (Speeding-School Zone)

5/8/12

Commonwealth v. D.D. (Summary Trial)

Charge/Violation:  75 §3365 §§B - SPEEDING IN SCHOOL ZONE

Disposition:  

Defendant accepted a Plea Bargain to violating § 3111 - Obedience to traffic-control devices, which carried no points.  In exchange, the violation at §3365§§B was Withdrawn.            

Commonwealth v. K.M. (Speeding)

4/9/12

Commonwealth v. K.M. (Summary Trial)

Charge/Violation:  75 §3362 §§A3-31 Exceeding Speed Limit by 31 MPH

Case Summary:  Defendant was stopped for exceeding the speed limit by 31 miles per hour, which if convicted, would carry 5 points to their Driver's License in addition to a Departmental Hearing and Sanctions provided under Section 1538(d). 

Disposition:  Defendant entered a Guilty Plea to a lesser charge, 75 §3362 §§A3-5 Exceeding speed limit by 5 MPH, which carried a lesser fine and no points.

Summary Trial - Speeding

Commonwealth v. K.H. (Summary Trial)

Charge/Violation:  75 §3362 §§A2-32 Exceeding 55 MPH by 32 MPH

Case Summary:  Defendant was stopped for exceeding the speed limit by 32 miles per hour, which if convicted, would carry 5 points to their Driver's License in addition to a Departmental Hearing and Sanctions provided under Section 1538(d).  In addition to this, Defendant already carried points on their license so any conviction adding points, could lead to a license suspension.

Disposition:  Defendant was not convicted of  75 §3362 §§A2-32 - Exceeding 55 MPH by 32 MPH, instead, Defendant entered a Guilty Plea to a lesser charge, 75 §3362 §§A2-5 Exceeding 55 MPH by 5 MPH, which carried no points and no license suspension.