mattcosta7
10-18-2007, 05:58 PM
About a month and a half ago I got a speeding ticket. The officer mis-spelt my name, miswrote my registration number, and had listed me as driving a totorola vupra. I assumed this would get the ticket thrown out since as far as I was concerned this ticket blatantly said that someone who wasn't me, was given a ticket for a car that wasn't mine.
I was offered a plea down to 35/30, rather than 50/30 (it's on a street where the 50 changes to a 30 in between signs, so by the time you notice it's lowered, you're already getting a ticket).
I declined the offer, and decided to go to trial.
The judge asks if I've talked to the prosecutor, and say I have. He then proceeds to ask the prosecutor what the outcome was. He explains I didn't take the agreement. The judge then tells me I should reconsider because despite the ticket havin my registration, name, and car model lwrong, I was going to be found guilty no matter what, and my options were to exit the situation with either 3 or 6 points. UGH.
I don't know how they can get away with that, but with no real appelate court for traffic what other option did I have but to take the 3.
I was offered a plea down to 35/30, rather than 50/30 (it's on a street where the 50 changes to a 30 in between signs, so by the time you notice it's lowered, you're already getting a ticket).
I declined the offer, and decided to go to trial.
The judge asks if I've talked to the prosecutor, and say I have. He then proceeds to ask the prosecutor what the outcome was. He explains I didn't take the agreement. The judge then tells me I should reconsider because despite the ticket havin my registration, name, and car model lwrong, I was going to be found guilty no matter what, and my options were to exit the situation with either 3 or 6 points. UGH.
I don't know how they can get away with that, but with no real appelate court for traffic what other option did I have but to take the 3.