HELP! Fighting EXTREME TICKET!

What county? I'm from MI too.

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oooo, no can help. I'm not familiar with there. If you had said 'Ionia' I would have patted you on the back and given you a heartfelt "good luck!".

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I know how you feel. My local body shop repairers confiscated my courtesy car while mine was for repair - They told me a member of the public had rung up saying they had seen the C. Car being driven dangerously through my home town. Do you want to kow whats funny about it. I was driving around in a Nissan Micra. Handle like a slug. Couldn't be driven dangerously to save my life.

When I challenged the Body shop to prove that the member of the public was in fact legit - he refused to comment, told me the C Cars were his and had to be looked after. He then promptly confiscated the C. Car and left me with no way of getting around for a full 6 days! - I suffer from severe arthritis so I was pretty much house bound for the week.

Had to get two different friends to go well out of their way to get me to work on the friday and the following monday and the wednesday. (car was dropped off at work on the wednesday so I drove home).

These things happen - different people perceive different situations in a different way.

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Only do that as a last resort, though.

I'd put #9 earlier, so they don't have time to think about it beforehand.

Other than that, you're ok. I assume nobodey was driving with you? Have you asked people that live around there to see if they saw it?

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It sounds like you have every right to contest this ticket - good luck!

However, I would <b>not</b> ask question 2 -

Reason: The quickest way to piss off law enforcement in general is to assert that they have some sort of quota with regard to giving tickets, even though it may very well be true. Your other arguments are extremely strong; don't risk getting the officials needlessly pissed off with talk of quotas.

Good luck!

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I hae an idea! Police cars have CAMERAS in them!

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

I actually won a court case once because the person who accused me of performing a sex act with my wife in public was unable to produce the tape even though a camera was present!

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

No, they just THOUGHT they saw something susupicious. I think after reviewing the tape, they "lost" it.

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

lol you stud!

maybe u should ask Fredi for a new title such as
"Forum nymphomaniac"

Why do i feel like the lone sane voice in the mental assylum?

plead the first ammendment
(knows bugger all about US injustice)

Why do i feel like the lone sane voice in the mental assylum?

Crash,

The problem with contesting the ticket is that you then forfeit the ability to compromise with the prosecuter for a no points fine. Your chance to plead guilty to a lesser charge is before the Judge hears the case. Once you start the case in an attempt to prove complete innocence, the chance to "pleabargin" a lesser charge is gone.

Remember, this is a small municiple court. For traffic violations, you are guilty even before the trial begins. This is income for the township. You may be surprised at how pigheaded and unreasonable the Judge will be.

Pleabargin for 0 points. Next to the increase in auto insurance, the cost of the ticket is next to nothing.

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hide in your magistrates foot well - I'm sure he'll bargain then.

Seriously - Do you not have a solicitor? My brother has been in so much [-peep-] that his solicitor lives off him. They really are the best people to fight your case. If a solicitor yells at the magistrate it looks good. If you yell at the magistrate it looks desperate. So if I was you I'ed get a solicitor.

Providing you state a reasonable case with evidence to back up what your saying (that dosn't include taking his honour out for a spin) then any court with a sense of decency should throw it out of court.

Thats what would happen over here anyway - This would never have even reached court.

You are responsible for any damage the info in your post may cause to my system.

This is a true story of my first experience in traffic court MANY years ago. I was in court to fight a parking ticket. Here is how the case in front of me went (someting I will never forget):

Judge to accused: You are in front of this court for driving through a red light. How do you plead?

Accused: Not guilty, your honor.

Judge: Let's hear it then.

Accused: It was 2 am in the morning, 10 degrees outside. I came to the intersection and the light was red all four ways. I waited 5 minutes, and there was no change. Your Honor, the light was obviously frozen. I went through the intersection and was then ticketed.

Judge: You should have waited longer. Guilty.

Moral of the story: pleabargin. They want your cash. If you don't fight and give it to them easily, they will reduce the charges. When you sign in to the court, ask to speak with the prosecutor, and tell them you will plead guilty if they reduce the charge to a zero point offense.

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