Commonwealth v. Pizzano

The defendant excepts to the denial of his motion to dismiss two complaints charging him with offences *637constituting “automobile law violations” as defined in G. L. c. 90C, § l.1 The grounds alleged in the motion are that at the time and place of the alleged violations the complaining police officer (a) did not give him a citation as required by G. L. c. 90C, § 2, (b) was not assigned to traffic enforcement duty, and (c) was not in uniform and did not display his badge of office.

We state the facts bearing on the defendant’s motion as they appear from his affidavit and from testimony of the…