I was driving on the way to church in the right lane in a 55 mph zone, going about 60 mph with the flow of traffic. I was in the far right lane because i was about to take the next exit to get to church. Next thing i know i'm getting pulled over and the cop tells me that a helicopter above clocked me in at 97 mph, 95 mph, and 89 mph. The helicopter told him that i was speeding, that i had switched from the far left lane to the far right lane, and that it was a white car with a sunroof. I told him that they must have gotten the wrong car because i had been in the far right lane and that i was definently not going this fast. He did not belive me so now i have to go to court. I was just wondering if anyone (maybe some lawyers or law students) new anything about law or just any tips that could help me in this court case because i am pleading not guilty. Anything that i should / shouldn't say to help with the case.
Thanks
-Seth
Answers:
fight for ur money!
if you truly didn't do it, then i'd say go ahead and fight it. judges know when people are telling the truth or not (believe me, i am in court 3/5 days a week). if you were speeding and come clean, he may reduce the $$$ penalty.
if you weren't speeding and your friend testifies as well, the cop will have to give his full report. yes, judges tend to believe the police more often than not, especially over teenagers, BUT even then, he may still reduce the amount you have to pay. if you attend that church on a regular basis, you may also want to bring another witness that know you that can vouch for that to add credibility to your story about going to church.
now, this is just general advice, i do not appear in front of traffic judges, only tax court. but one thing i do stand by, judges hear people lie all the time and they develop a knack for knowing when someone is not being honest.
fight the ticket if you believe you are in the right and depending on the state you live in if the officer that gave you the ticket didnt actually clock your speed then you can fight the ticket if he did then you may have a problem but if he didnt clock you then explain it in court
You have two options: try to negotiate a plea, or go to trial. If you go to trial and say that you were doing 60 in a 55 mph zone, that's the same as saying that you are guilty.
You may be facing a stiffer penalty because the cop is claiming that you were doing 97 in a 55 mph zone. In doing a plea negotiation, you might say that you would plead guilty to some type of lesser charge because you and your passenger would testify that you were doing, let's say, between 55 and 60.
Don't be so sure that the judge would not believe you. Judges are aware that some cops are liars, and some of the new technology on which they depend is faulty.
You and your friend should both go to the first hearing. You should dress nicely (shirt and tie if possible, clean pants, hair combed), and act politely. Then when you talk to the prosecutor, he or she will know that you really do have a witness that you can have testify at a trial, and that you both will come off as good witnesses.
Good luck.
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pay it and save yourself money and time, you can't fight city hall. What? O.K. Go head and try, Good luck!
If a helicopter was used to initiate the speeding violation, the pilot or co-pilot will have taken a picture of your vehicles license number that is time dated at the time the violation occured. They can't just give a description of a vehicle. I would challenge the violation until they show the court the time stamped video of your vehicles license number along with the speed your vehicle was travelling. Even a judge would throw out a case of heresay on the officers behalf if the officer can't provide a legal form of record showing the violation as it occured. Most of these cases are documented by use of radar. There are differing types of radar used to calibrate the speed a vehicle is travelling and you can challenge the effective use of these instruments. Here is an interesting web site you might be interested in. It's called "ticketkiller.com". For $35 you can download the material that effectively challenges the use of such speed calibrated equipment and or if the posted speed has been legally set.
Despite what others tell you, you should plead guilty because you are probably guilty. Police have better things to do than to make up lies about you. Criminals say the same things you are saying because they feel they shouldn't be HELD personally responsible. Take your medicine like a man.
Your record indicates that you are too young to be driving without a parent in the car. You do not show enough maturity to be behind the wheel. 16 is tooo young to get a driver's lic. and be in an auto making decisions by themselves. You don't beat a ticket, you take your punishment and pay for your stupidity.
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