Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Two hand-held maps - Two different treatments
They are costly and confusing, and "upon further review" some deserve a second look...
Paul Elias of the Associated Press has the details:
"A court commissioner and then a three-judge appellate panel of the Superior Court found Spriggs guilty of violating a California law that bans motorists from texting or conducting phone conversations with hand-held devices. The judges rejected Spriggs' argument that they were expanding the law by refusing to toss out the ticket he got in January 2012. Spriggs, who graduated from law school but is not a practicing attorney, represented himself before the commissioner and then the appeals panel. He initially brought a paper map to court to argue that it was legal to hold it while driving. Not persuaded, the traffic court commissioner found him guilty."
