Prosecutors Drop Marion Barry's Traffic Charges
posted 10:50 pm Wed August 22, 2007 - Washington
U.S. Park Police stopped Barry on December 16th for driving too slowly. They charged him with driving an unregistered vehicle and misuse of temporary tags.
He and his lawyers contested the charges, saying he had done nothing wrong. The D.C. attorney general's office filed court papers saying they don't want to go forward with the charges. It's the second court victory for Barry this summer. In June, he was acquitted of drunken driving and other charges that stemmed from a September traffic stop by Secret Service near the White House.
But Barry is still on three years' probation for tax-related offenses.
Latest Comment on Prosecutors Drop Marion Barry's Traffic Charges
theguynextdoor
2:41 pm on 08/23/07
I completely agree with forlife. Mr Barry has done more to focus the crack cocaine problem in the District of Columbia then almost anyone else. You also point out that we all make bad choices and errors from time to time, this is very true. however to really grow from those indiscretions we need to take responsibility for them. A quality that seems to eluded Mr.Barry.
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