Hey guys tonight i was making a left on an intersection and i took the yellow light, it was almost about to change to red but i took the yellow non the-less, there was a F****** cop that stopped me right after the turn and said i had taken the red. Anyways to top it off when he went to check my license it had expired a month and a half ago, GREAT! i had no idea! so in the end he gave me two damn tickets... The one for the red light i saw, on that brochure they give you, to be about $201.50, which is unbelivable! but i have no idea how much the one for the expired license would be, anyone knows? Thanks! And how do expired license cases usually handle in court? I'm thinking of paying a lawyer to go for me... Thanks!
2007-12-09 18:33:44 · 4 answers · asked by Lexus-Nut 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If you do decide to take an attorney with you, make sure he doesn't charge you extra for court cases and that he doesn't charge you for the time you wind up waiting until your case file comes up in the 'docket' and make sure he won't charge you anything unless he is actually able to get you completely off. Otherwise, it is very likely that you will wind up paying the attorney a whole lot more than you will be saving in fines if you didn't get any leniency at all.
You're best bet, of course, is if the law-enforcement officer fails to file correctly or fails to appear, because judges are usually biased in favor of the potential increase in revenues for the coffers from which his/her paycheck is drawn.
The only time I have ever actually sat through cases dealing with expired licenses, all but one of them were treated just like any other criminal case. That one, the old, and I do mean OLD person, instead of saying "Guilty" or "Not guilty" simply said "You know, my wife and I used to babysit your father when he was just a tiny little thing" at which point the judge started interrogating him for his knowledge of his father's and his father's siblings' nicknames. Once satisfied that the guy really did indeed know him, he said "If you plead guilty, I'll lower your fine to fifteen dollars. Is that a deal?" Everybody else in the court that day had been ordered to pay the multiple-hundred dollar fine. But not this old name-dropper. Not with that biassed judge.
2007-12-09 18:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by Robert G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your fault. And your fault. You went through a light as it was turning to red - you could have killed someone. And as for not knowing your licence had expired, well tough. Ignorance is no defence.
2007-12-09 18:45:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have have been given to be kidding.....isn't there a "character cut back" on how plenty you would be able to place on right here? i could be right here 'until eventually finally the cows got here homestead if I have been to record all the superb "excuses" and "myths" i've got heard. with the help of ways....quota's? Oh yeah...I have been given my sort new toaster oven final week for exceeding my quota! "Gee officer...i became in basic terms rushing because of the fact I surely have an pressing bladder situation." (Violator only surpassed 3 exits with restrooms for the previous 3 miles) "you may no longer write me a value tag, i understand (so n so)." (good, then you definitely've somebody you may count number directly to sign your bond.) "Pig, you may no longer seek and not utilising a warrant." (Excuse me yet once you do no longer pass the two 50,000 volts or a ok-9 bite, your decision.) "i do no longer understand who owns that dope in my pocket!" (Self explanatory) "No choose, i'm no longer likely to examine those papers...i don't have time!" (returned, self explanatory...and defendant spent 5 days in penal complex!) "it is not my gun in my pocket...I borrowed those pants." (Defendant is 480lbs in a length "huge" attempting to declare the doubtless somebody interior of in one thousand mile radius could in wonderful condition the same length pants!) somewhat levity, even with the incontrovertible fact that, lack of understanding of the regulation does exist!
2016-12-10 18:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any idea what a lawyer will cost you?? Paying the fines will be cheaper.
2007-12-09 18:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋