Felony 6-303 (Driving while license Revoked) -DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – CASE DISMISSED
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During a blizzard in February, JG was arrested for driving on a revoked license. At the time, his driver’s license was suspended because of a previous driving under the influence of alcohol conviction. This was JG’s third ticket for driving with a revoked/suspended license. Therefore, JG was facing a felony charge. On the day of the preliminary hearing we were ready to go to hearing but the State’s Attorney was not prepared. As a result, the State’s Attorney asked the judge for a continuance and the judge granted the request. When a person is arrested and charged with a felony the State’s Attorney’s Office has 30 days to conduct a preliminary hearing. On the second day for the preliminary hearing we were once again ready to go and the State’s Attorney was once again not prepared. The State’s Attorney asked the Judge for another continuance, we explained to the Judge that this was the second time they made such a request and then explained how many days had passed since the initial arrest. The judge denied the State’s Attorney’s request. As a result, the State could not proceed and dismissed the case.