A friend was arrested in 1985, state of Colorado, for murder...was incarcerated 14 days, beaten to a bloody pulp and proven a mistaken identity, charges dropped.
Nothing until today, TX would not renew his drivers license for an outstanding ticket, although in years past he has renewed his license.
He called the number in CO, was told that in 2005 he was convicted for a DUI during the 1985 incarceration. The ticket is 95.00...
so...20 years after the fact he is convicted of a DUI that he did not do... and has to pay for this extortion. I wonder how many others have had something this wrong happen to them. Is Co the only state?

Frightening! I have heard stories of the unjustice that goes on tho.

that is just CRAZY!!!

I know..20 years later..to be convicted..you wonder who actually pockets the money.

Justice?

Is your friend sure his identity wasn't stolen? That could be what happened.

there is obviously more to the story than told.
$95.00 for a d.u.i. is not right, should have
been ten times that amount.
there is a statue of limitations on all
aspects of law and in the case of a d.u.i.
it is 7 years, so he should not have been convicted.
your friend should contact the attorney generals
of both colorado and texas to get the whole story.
the attorney generals will talk about it
and should agree to drop this travesty of
non-justice just to get it off the books.
info comes from an 18 yr. deputy sheriff.

I'm celebrating my my post #200....Now that is justice.

woo hoo

200? Pfft, I past that mile marker my first five minutes here.

was a same name situation, after 14 days they checked the record found out he didn't look anything like the man and a diff SS #.

wow what a mess, a nightmare that won't end. hope he has some options to get this straightened out once and for all.

He has not even been in CO since the situation. He was not even present when the books say he was convicted. confusing situation.

A sad story, no doubt... but it is was it is... no?
Life is rarely fair...
For 95 bucks he gets a bit of peace and quiet... sounds good to me.

I believe that is his plan. My concern is, they have done this once, will they do it again?

Well, my money is on, yes they will... what's that gotta do with our daily lives... "his" life?
Nothin', nada, dick, zilch... we use what life hands us... no harm, no expectaions, no hate, no ulterior motives... $95 gets the man paid. Move on...
I don't mean to sound cold... but's it's not a perfect world and America is part of that imperfection.

yes, agreed. the difference between abstract thinking and concrete thinking.

Congrats

201

I smell a law suit brewing!

Personally, I would fight it just on principle.

You see, 16 years ago I applied for a pistol permit, and was denied during the background check. I was told that I had a felony listed on my criminal record. I have never been arrested, before or since. My criminal record is completely clean. So, I questioned it, and it turned out that the officer processing the forms had typed in the wrong SSN without bothering to cross-check any of the other info. Then I was allowed to get the permit.

I only wanted to carry a pistol because sometimes I go picking for wild blueberries in bear country.

The only way to make officials pay more attention to possible mistakes is to fight it when it happens, especially when it has a real impact on our life like not being able to drive to work....or being falsely imprisoned. To just turn a blind eye does nothing of real, lasting value. All provides is instant gratification by making the problem go away.