When a defendant accused of driving while driving with a suspended license called in for a virtual court hearing while operating a vehicle, a Michigan judge was taken aback.
The hearing for Corey Harris, whose license was suspended, was held in Ann Arbor on May 15.
As Harris tuned into the Zoom hearing, the associate public defender presented herself to Judge Cedric Simpson.
“Mr. Harris, are you driving?” Simpson inquired of the accused.
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“Actually, I’m pulling into my doctor’s office actually,” Harris said. “Just give me one second. I’m parking right now.”
Simpson was seen impatiently waiting for Harris to bring his vehicle to a stop.
Once the proceeding began, Harris’ attorney asked Simpson for an adjournment for “possibly up to four weeks if the court would allow.”
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“OK, so maybe I don’t understand something. This is a driving while license suspended [case],” Simpson told the public defender. “And he was just driving, and he doesn’t have a license.”
