If the cop writes a court date for the past, is it grounds for dismissal?

Question

The cop write me two tickets on the 27th of December, 2006. Both tickets have different court date though both for the past. One of them, it said for me to appear in court on 11th of January, 2006... nearly a year before the incodent. The other court date was writen to be 11th of December, 2006, only a few weeks before...

So is this grounds for dismissal or what?

Personal Respost After 2 Answers:

Of course I plan to go to the court before what it was obviouse that he meant and bring the respected amount of money and proof of insurance. But I'm hoping to play the "this just doesn't make any sence" game and get out of it by being gently stuborn. :P

Answer 1

Not sure about this one, but I've gotten out of a ticket before on the grounds that the officer incorrectly recorded my license plate number as having come from Kentucky County, Indiana when in fact it was a Kentucky plate and I was merely driving in Indiana. I just told the judge that wasn't my vehicle and whatever vehicle it might have been, I wasn't driving it on the day of the citation.

Answer 2

...and ppl whine about unethical policemen, lol...

Most likely somewhere on the ticket the stop date and time is written down...that's what the judge will look at. If you play this "how could it be game" you will most likely make the judge angry and if he feels that you are lying you can be fined for contempt of the court. Most patrol cars have video and audio equipment with a time and date stamp on the video. Don't get caught trying to spin your way out of the ticket and have the officer whip out the video documentation. You will look like a fool. Your best chance to avoid a fine would be to ask for your ticket's to be placed on a diversion. That will depend on your driving record and the judge.

Answer 3

You might try to convince the judge that if the officer cant even get the date right what makes him think you were braking the law. Its worth a try but be careful you might insult the judge and and he may feel you have no respect for the law. The truth is you know if you were at fault or not right. Good luck.

Answer 4

No, my friend had the same problem last year and he kept arguing with me that it would be dismissed because it's wrong. But I kept telling him it wouldn't because of some "good intentions" law or something. (i forgot the exact name). I was right. It was not dismissed. The cops will usually win. If the date is obviously wrong then it is your responsibility to fix it if you do not want to pay the fine. Sorry :(

Answer 5

nah, courts really do tend to agree with cops most of the time, however stupid they may be... they're not going to let you out of paying $200 because a cop couldn't figure out what year he was in. Anything to get your money dude, that's how they roll.

if the judicial system could put a fine on murder, and society wouldn't totally freak out, they would've done it a long time ago. One way to get this passed is to simply explain the tax benefits to everyone.

Answer 6

The tickets were merely documentation of the incident. You should be receiving a notice in the mail that gives your actual court date and time.

Answer 7

It is not a technical or legal error - but an administrative error that doesn't negate or impact the facts of the case. It would be hard to make "administstive corrections" to the documrnts to correct a court date.

Answer 8

Yes,any (mistakes) , with a good lawyer, can be reason for dismissal. You really have to stand your ground and don't come off as being disrespectful to the court\judge.It is a technicality.

Answer 9

you know when you got the tickets and you know that you have to appear, so get a lawyer and go to court and the judge will more than likely dismiss.

Answer 10

I think you may just get by with that!! Depends on the judge of course, but it might work! Good luck!