State v. MacKerron

WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant appeals from his conviction in Superior Court (Cumberland County) for operating an uninspected motor vehicle, 1 in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 2508 (Supp.1981). We are required once again to address the sufficiency of a statement of an offense as set forth in a uniform traffic ticket and complaint. Finding that the complaint does not state an offense, we vacate the judgment of conviction and remand for dismissal.

Defendant was stopped by a police officer while operating a motor vehicle that did not display a valid inspection sticker on the windshield. The officer…