2007-06-04 09:10:35 · 11 answers · asked by mandm 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, not based solely on a mistake. But nice try.
EDITED TO ENLIGHTEN THOSE STILL IN THE DARK:
You: Your honor, I move to dismiss.
JUDGE: On what grounds.
YOU: the address on the ticket is wrong.
JUDGE: Oh, and where do you live?.
YOU: at [whatever address it is].
JUDGE: (writing the correct address on the ticket). Denied. Now, are you ready to proceed?
FOR WHOMEVER GAVE THE THUMBS DOWN:
I am an attorney and the above conversation I have seen more than 100 times. If you don't believe me take a day off and attend traffic court in your city.
2007-06-04 09:12:30 · answer #1 · answered by hexeliebe 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Unlikely. Your home address is a technical matter. If the speed was wrong, or something like that you might have an argument.
How did the wrong address get there? Is it an old address of yours? Then you could be in more trouble for not advising DMV of your address change.
2007-06-04 09:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by John W 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I know that if your name is mispelled then they have no case against you, thats why officers are so slow when writing a ticket, bc they have to get everything right. My friends name is Ahlelie and an officer gave her a ticket that said Ahlelei. There was no case against her, the ticket was dismissed with no record of it. I dont know if it works for addresses too, but you can post a question here www.lawguru.com and a lawyer will answer that question better than any one of us. Good luck with that ticket and if that doesnt work you can always take a defensive driving course.
2007-06-04 09:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by Is that your final answer? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
On my experience,i had a driving offence thrown out of the window for the officer didn't fill the offence code box properly.instead of me paying the fine and losing 3 points on my driving license,got away with it because of being lucky to be caught by an officer that was incompetent!but for best advice,go to CAB.i used to work there and trust me,they know everything that the government don't want us to know bout our rights/laws.good luck anyway!!!
2007-06-04 09:22:23 · answer #4 · answered by emaq 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is likely. If the police officer cannot fill out a form correctly, ask the court to dismiss the case. I once got a citation. The police officer put the wrong date on the ticket. Then he changed is copy. The judge dismissed the case when she saw that the dates did not match.
2007-06-04 09:15:39 · answer #5 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I would get a lawyer, it's false information technically. My friend got a DUI and the wrong date was on it. If he had a lawyer and he would've noticed it, the judge told him that it all would have been thrown out. Instead he didn't get a lawyer and got the book thrown at him.
2007-06-04 09:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by fmxkrazyone 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Wishful thinking, even if your name is spelled wrong it won't be thrown out.
2007-06-04 09:18:09 · answer #7 · answered by Lori B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes absolutely .
2007-06-04 09:12:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
That is sure wishful thinking!!!
2007-06-04 09:13:45 · answer #9 · answered by PATRICIA MS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you'd get off on a technicality
2007-06-04 09:17:03 · answer #10 · answered by cocojo 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋