Questão jurídica principal
Whether the administrative authorities had to reopen the facts despite the prior criminal judgment
Decisão extraída
The authorities were not required to take new evidence because the new measurement did not provide clear indications that the criminal court’s findings were wrong.
Fundamentação extraída
Administrative driver’s license authorities are generally bound by the criminal court’s factual findings unless there are clear indications of error or unknown facts. The later private measurement, taken years after the event, did not seriously undermine the expert evidence used in the criminal case.