When you know your right about a ticket.?

Question

Last year i was pulled over for speeding when i am 1,000% sure i was not speeding. I had to delay the court date for my second deployment to iraq but i am coming up on it. I can't think of what i will say when i get there except that i know i wasnt' speeding. If im positive i was in the right how should i proceed. Any experience in this?

Answer 1

if the cop that got you dont show up in court, then it will be thrown out and you can go on with ur business. if the cop is there just deny it and they dont have evidence, so either way, it'll probably be thrown out. i have a friend of mine, he is buddies with the sherrif in his town. if you would like for me to, i can call him and find out the facts if it will make you feel better. i got pulled over by the guy for doing 98 in the 70 (i was on my way to KS to pick up my husband when he was on his way home from iraq) yeah, so your wife would speed too. plus, our car was pretty fast and we didnt really mix good. grand am gt 02. he got me out of that ticket though. thank god. that's all i needed was for my husband to be pissed off at me right off the bat. lol. i will call him tomorrow and find out the facts (need to call him anyway) so just check this answer again. be careful and god bless. thanks for what you do from my husband and I. and it's about the spouses too, i cant forget about that. i am one myself




EDIT: you DONT want to apply for a diversion. in doing that, you will be charged for the court cost (up to 150$)and the cost of a diversion (up to 600$) and by signing the diversion, you are admitting to speeding and asking for a second chance and if you dont live up to the standards of the diversion (its kinda like a probation) you will automatically be found guilty without a trial and be fined additionally for the speeding ticket. i bet the officer dont even show up because it was so long ago and if he/she does, you could always argue that he/she clocked in the wrong vehicle, that it wasnt you that was speeding. but about the diversion, if that comes into play, dont do it. you'd be better off paying the speeding ticket and having it on your driving record because even if you did get the diversion, it would still be on your driving record, after 12 months it would just say that you were never convicted. trust me on the diversion. i know what im talking about. it wasnt even two weeks ago that i had to apply for a diversion over some stupid ****, so DO NOT APPLY FOR A DIVERSION IF IT COMES DOWN TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRUST ME, IM NOT A LAWYER. lol lol.

Answer 2

You can challenge the ticket, the equipment but be aware that most times it won't work. Radar creates logs, those logs will be checked and the speed you were clocked at will be on there.

You can hope the officer doesn't show up, it's been known to happen but don't bet on it.

Whatever you do...do not concoct a story for the courts. Remember, you will be under oath and most, if not all, agencies record conversations with motorists. Yes, they are saved and yes, they will be checked if you concoct something false and then the ticket will be the least of your worries.

Go to court and simply tell the judge you don't think you were speeding and take it from there. Ask for a diversion to avoid points, most courts will allow you to take a course to do that.

Answer 3

The government must prove that you were speeding. If the officer shows up in court (Sometimes they don't and you win.), then you can dispute the accuracy of his instruments, judgment, experience, etc. Just because the police pulls you over, doesn't mean that they have a slam dunk case against you.

Maybe you should get a lawyer.

(I answered this question 3 times, & YAHOO didn't register the answer.)

Answer 4

Plead guilty and pay the fine. You can't win. It's your word against a police officer. They always side with the cop.
I had a state cop lie in court to get a conviction. Even after I cross examined the cop and got him to change his story and admit that he wrote the wrong information on the ticket I was found guilty.
He's retired now and lives less than a mile from my house. He doesn't remember it. He won't know where it's coming from when I finally get my revenge. I still don't know what I'm going to do to him.

Answer 5

Just say this: Your Honor, this officer was behind me about a quarter of a mile back, he had his light and sirens going, was blinking his headlights too. As he approached I could see that he was yelling and waving his arms at every car he came across. I didn't know what to do but to pull over....he said that we all were speeding and that I was the only one who pulled over.

Answer 6

in all actuality courts now days are usually against police, if the officer shows up ask if he tuned his radar gun, if that's how he got ya, or when the last time his speedometer was checked. Officers are required to tune their radar guns before use with special tuning forks that tune to 35mph and 65mph. if the officer didn't do this then the gun could conceivably be off.

Answer 7

yes,i have been pulled over for speeding but got away withit twice. just make sure that you show up in court, i bet the officer won't then you will win. good luck.

Answer 8

ask for the depts. fcc licence to operate the radar device used.( they must have one)
also ask for proof (documents) that the officer is trained in the use of such device. if you have a family lawyer he/she can do this for you.
if they cant come up with both you can get off

Answer 9

Get ready to pay the fine unless you have proof that you weren't speeding (i.e: repair receipt for re-calibrating your speedometer).