State v. Dowd

GLASSMAN, Justice.

The defendant, Kirk Dowd, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, York County, affirming a judgment of conviction for operating an automobile while his driver’s license was suspended (OAS), 29 M.R. S.A. § 2184 (Supp.1983-1984), 1 entered af ter a trial in the District Court, Biddeford. The defendant’s contentions on appeal are twofold. First, the defendant argues that the District Court could not lawfully convict him of OAS because the court that imposed the underlying suspension was without authority to do so, and therefore, no valid suspension existed. Second, the…