Magistrates give some jail time, others get fines

This court docket article lists me among routine Mineral County Magistrate Court entries during my senior year, reporting a traffic citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision. While the paper states I pleaded guilty, I actually entered a no-contest plea and paid a fine and costs, marking a minor legal record entry in my high school years.

Lewis E. Moten III, Fort Ashby, pleaded guilty to failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, ordered to pay a fine and costs.
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