Conviction of Reckless Driving Dismissed in Appeals Case

We were contacted a couple of months ago by a 69-year-old man who had been arrested by the Pittsburgh Police Department and charged with reckless driving. Although our client had previous moving violations on his record, he decided to represent himself in this case and appeared at his initial hearing on his own. The presiding judge reviewed our client’s history of moving violations, listened to the arresting officer’s testimony, and found our client guilty of reckless driving. This judgment carried with it a mandatory one-year driver’s license suspension along with hundreds of dollars in court fees and fines. Wanting to appeal the judgment against him, our client hired our exceptional Pittsburgh criminal defense attorneys to represent him in his appeals hearing.

To defend our client in the appeals case, our attorneys focused on the arresting officer’s ability to recall detailed information of the incident that led to the arrest and charge of our client. We were able to show the officer’s inability to accurately recall specific details of the incident in question. Due to the discovery of this vital information that could not be confirmed against our client, the case was dismissed and all charges were dropped. Our client was relieved of the court fines and fees that had been assessed against him, plus it meant one less conviction on his driving record and the ability to retain his driver’s license. Our Pennsylvania criminal defense attorneys represent our clients in court to help our clients face their charges by guiding them through the complicated legal systems clients face when dealing with their criminal cases.

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