Privette v. State

COLE, Judge.

We are requested to answer three questions in this case: (1) whether a circuit court has original jurisdiction to try a defendant on a charge of driving without insurance; (2) whether the trial court erred in preventing the defendant from arguing to the jury the Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MVA) duties regarding uninsured motorists as set forth in Maryland Code (1987 Repl.Vol.), § 17-106 of the Transportation Article; and (3) whether the trial court improperly admitted hearsay testimony and thereby committed prejudicial error.

The facts are not complicated. William Harrison…