Lambert v. Board of Commissioners of District of Columbia, 1663.
| Decision Date | 23 September 1955 |
| Docket Number | No. 1663.,1663. |
| Citation | 116 A.2d 926 |
| Parties | John Henry LAMBERT, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Respondent. |
| Court | D.C. Court of Appeals |
John Henry Lambert, petitioner, pro se.
Richard. W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Vernon E. West, Corp. Counsel, Chester H. Gray, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Milton D. Korman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent. Harry L. Walker, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for respondent.
Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.
As a result of various traffic violations, petitioner was notified by the Director of Vehicles and Traffic of a proposal to revoke his motor vehicle operator's permit. A hearing was held before an examiner resulting in the issuance of an order suspending petitioner's permit for a period of ninety days. This order was subsequently reviewed and sustained by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.1 Petitioner, having exhausted his administrative remedies, in accordance with Code 1951, Supplement III, § 11-772, now appeals to this court.
The case involves the application of the "point system", a means used by the local government in controlling the privilege of operating motor vehicles in the District of Columbia. Basically, the system provides for the assessing of points against traffic violators, the number of points being determined by the seriousness of the offense. An accumulation of eight points subjects the offender to suspension of his permit; twelve points can result in a revocation of his permit.
In the instant case, notice of proposed revocation issued to petitioner informed him of his having accumulated a total of twelve points. The offenses and the points assessed consisted of passing a stop sign, two points; two charges of passing a red light, four points; turning wrong lane, one point; and backing without caution, on August 29, 1954, five points. This last violation brought about the issuance of the revocation notice and is the one with which we are concerned on this appeal.
At the hearing conducted by the office of the Director of Vehicles and Traffic, certain records of the police department were introduced to prove the various violations. In Chappelle v. Board of Commissioners of Dist. of Col., D.C.Mun.App., 110 A.2d 697, ...
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