Show Local Traffic Court To Continue Use Of Ticket System Despite District Judges Judge's Decision Formal Complaints ints to Be Waived The court system of waiving formal complaints at it the moment and arraigning and trying defendants on basis of the violation tickets issued to them at the time of the alleged vi violation lation will continue continue continue con con- unless the city commission itself orders a change city legal authorities indicated Monday However all defendants arraigned ar in traffic court on tickets Monday were specifically asked ked by City Judge Arthur J. J Mays if they waived formal complaints Each defendant did I Challenged S System stem The traffic ticket system used by the court found itself challenged challenged challenged chal chal- Saturday when Judge Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence E. E Baker Third district court reversed a traffic court jail se sen 4 tence of five days assessed by City Judge Arthur J. J Mays against Louis Hoffman of ot 1459 Richards st. st on a charge of operating a car without a drivers driver's license Mr Hoffman had appealed the city court decision and Saturday won dismissal of the ch charge rge on on the grounds that he had not been served with a formal complaint until after the traffic court court- trial and sentencing Charge Possible Roscoe Irvine assistant city at attorney attorney at at- torney in charge of police and traffic court prosecutions said Monday that since District Judge Baker had in reality ruled that Mr Hoffman never had been formally formally formally for for- mally charged there is a a- possibility ty of a formal complaint being sworn against the man A. A Pratt Kessler assistant city attorney Monday said the whole issue involves a minor technicality technical technical- ity of book work and that a strict interpretation of Judge Bakers Baker's ruling might force court officials to file formal complaints even in parking violations More Work Vork It would involve a tremendous amount of additional bookkeeping and work a distinct inconvenience upon the defendants themselves he added Under the ticket system which is in use in most of the I larger cities the defendant is given five days in in which to appear he explained ex cx- and thus thus' can can time his appearance to st suit t. t his convenience City Judge Arthur J. J Mays pointed out Monday that at each session of traffic court he fully explains their rights to all defend defend- ants They are told how the ticket system works and are that they may have a formal complaint complaint com corn plaint filed if they desire High Court Okeh Mr fr Kessler said sid Monday that several years ago the Utah state supreme court upheld the traffic ticket form of arraignment and trial in a case cae similar to that of Mr Ir Hoffmans The supreme court in effect ruled that the traffic ticket constitutes constitutes constitutes con con- a complaint he added Actually the formal complaint is nothing but a copy of the traffic ticket sworn to and signed by the arresting officer or prosecuting offic official al or citizen before a city judge Mr Kessler added |