Can I get out of this speeding ticket in court?

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10 years ago 08/19/2013 10:12am EDT

re: i am curious

i am curious wrote:
If he used a radar gun, you have some options. For one, question the last time the radar gun was calibrated, and at what error was it showing at last calibration. Take a picture of where you were pulled over. Was it around a curve? Speeds can show faster on a gun for a car going around a curve. Anyway, here is a site to give you more information.
http://www.worldlawdirect.com/article/903/fighting-speeding-ticket.html

In my state, and I assume all others, all that is needed is that the cop say he was using the radar gun, or VASCAR or a laser etc. The prosecution gets a presumption the device works. I don't even have to ask if it was calibrated, though I do. They always are at the beginning of each shift.

It will be up to YOU to prove the gun was faulty. You won't be able to do that.

10 years ago 08/19/2013 11:00am EDT

re: i am curious

i am curious wrote:
http://www.worldlawdirect.com/article/903/fighting-speeding-ticket.html

This is such a bit of BS.

In my county, if you mail in a Not Guilty plea letter your case gets set for a DA Pretrial Conference. Thi is just a meeting with the prosecutor and the defendant to discuss the case. If the case resolves then, we write it up and do a stipulation.

What does NOT work:

1) Being an as$ to the prosecutor;

2) Insisting on the case being dismissed because the cop is not there (he is not required to be there for this meeting);

What might work:

1) Asking to have the charge reduced to a non-driving citation or an offense with fewer points. Depending on the prosecutor how much flexibility there is varies a great deal;

2) Offering to pay a bigger fine;

3) If it was an equipment violation you did not get fixed fast enough - fixing it;

4) If it is a no ins or registration case - get it.

In almost all cases some offer will be made to benefit the driver.

Keep in mind how much your time is worth, in my county you could end up with 3 court dates, any of which if you miss you get defaulted.

In many cases if the case is being resolved, if a not guilty plea is made by mail, the matter can be resolved with a phone call.

EVERY JURISDICTION DOES THINGS DIFFERENT. So the key is to know how yours works.

Not being a jerk tends to get you the best result.

10 years ago 08/19/2013 12:58pm EDT

re: Wisco Prosecutor

A few days ago, I was given a ticket for going through a stop sign.

Officer said I did not come to a "complete" stop when I asked him, which was complete and utter BS.

They had a "sting" going, and he told me they had already nabbed three people that morning.

This was a "four way" stop, with a very prominently marked pedestrian crossing.

I also had a few cars in front of me while approaching the stop, so my view was obstructed until I got to the intersection.

I am certain that I came to a complete stop, there is no way I could have cleared a 180 degree field of view with three lanes of potential traffic while "rolling".

If I stick to that story, do I have a chance of beating it?

10 years ago 08/19/2013 1:06pm EDT

re: Wisco Prosecutor

Always fight. Request a court appearance, then at the court request a pre-trial meeting with the prosecutor. Show up groomed, dressed appropriately for court, and be polite and reasonable, and 9 times out of 10 you will plead down to a non-moving violation. You will still pay a fine and court costs, but you will avoid points on ye olde license to drive.

All this is null and void if you already have a litany of moving violations on your license.

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