Michigan Man w/Suspended License Does Virtual Call to Court While Driving

Doing a virtual call while driving with a suspended license is not a good idea when the call is your court hearing regarding your driving offense.

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During the pandemic, there were still crimes and cases that needed to happen but getting everyone into court wasn't the best idea at the time so many cases in Michigan were done virtually.

One thing the coronavirus did do was change how many businesses operate including the court system. The Michigan court system liked the virtual proceedings so much that in 2022 the Michigan Supreme Court implemented rules for remote proceedings. I am sure one of the rules wasn't driving with a suspended license and attending your virtual hearing for your crime while driving.

Michigan Man Attends Virtual Court Hearing For Suspended License While Driving

His name is Corey Harris and he is 44 years old. He says his license was suspended in 2010 for not paying child support in Saginaw County but that charge was supposed to have been lifted a few years ago. Harris was pulled over in Ann Arbor and received a driving with a suspended license.

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While doing the virtual court hearing Judge Cedric Simpson asked Harris if he was driving and he said he was pulling into the doctor now so I guess that was his way of saying yes.

As you can see from the Judge's smile he was a bit entertained by Harris having to park his car to continue the virtual hearing. Then the Judge got serious and according to WXYZ, ordered Harris to turn himself in by 6 p.m. where he was jailed for two days for driving with a suspended license. The video above shows how the Judge and Harris's demeanor change during the short clip.

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