Does Prior Payment of Fine, Costs Render Juvenile Traffic Offender’s Appeal of Conviction Moot?
In Re: S.J.K., minor child, Case nos. 2006-0673 and 2006-0798 9th District Court of Appeals (Summit County) ISSUE: Does an assessment of ‘points’ against a juvenile traffic offender’s driver license qualify as a “collateral disability” or a “loss of civil rights stemming from his conviction” sufficient to sustain the offender’s right to pursue an appeal of his conviction even though he has already paid the fine and court costs imposed by the trial court? BACKGROUND: As a general rule, when a court considering a disputed legal cause or issue determines that its ruling on that cause or issue will be purely abstract or academic and will have no actual effect on the disputing parties because the issue has already been finally resolved by other means, the court will cease its consideration of that issue and dismiss it as “moot.” This case asks the Supreme Court to determine whether the appeal of a reckless driving conviction should or should not have been dismissed as moot after the offende
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