Judge Carrie, presiding at the Municipal Court of Providence, waived a parking ticket for a defendant charged with parking during an emergency and said the defendant must pay the full tow fee after a brief exchange about credibility and financial hardship.

The defendant told the court, "Well, your honor, I heard we were going to get snow," and said they had come to court to explain that they are a student and poor. The defendant acknowledged they had been charged the full amount for the tow.

The judge noted the defendant mentioned "honesty" multiple times and said that repeated emphasis made the defendant's account seem "suspicious." The judge then said, "You paid enough money up for the tow. I'm not gonna charge anything for the ticket." The transcript does not state the dollar amount of the tow charge.

No further proceedings or appeals were mentioned in the record. The exchange in the transcript runs about one minute in total.