State v. Mitchell

ROBERTS, Justice.

The State appeals pursuant to 15 M.R. S.A. § 2115-A (1980 & Supp. 1985) from an order of the District Court, Calais, dismissing a complaint against Roger Mitchell charging him with operating after suspension in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 2184 (1978 & Supp.1985). The court ruled that the complaint was defective because the suspension was based upon a civil OUI adjudication. We vacate the judgment of dismissal.

Mitchell defends the action of the District Court on the ground that our decision in State v. Freeman, 487 A.2d 1175 (Me.1985), determined that the civil OUI statute was…