Reed v. Pompeo

The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court ordering that Joseph Pompeo’s driver’s license be restored after its revocation.Pompeo’s driver’s license was revoked when, during a traffic stop, police officers observed that Pompeo appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and Pompeo refused to submit to a secondary chemical test. The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) upheld the revocation. The circuit court ordered that Pompeo’s driving privileges be restored on several grounds. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded for the reinstatement of the administrative order revoking Pompeo’s driver’s license, holding (1) the circuit court erred by disregarding the evidence upon which the OAH relied and abused its discretion in substituting its judgment for that of the fact-finder below; and (2) the OAH’s findings were not clearly wrong. View "Reed v. Pompeo" on Justia Law