TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast - View Single Post

Mr Tomtastic · 10-15-2005, 09:38 PM

have fun fighting it.

I went to court for a wrongly appointed ticket and the judge told me right off the bat that I'm not getting a fair trial.

:very undetailed shortened story:

I was following a friend, doing the speed limit and even in the same lane and a cop comes flying up behind us. so we get over for him to pass and he stops behind us. The cop talks to my friend in front of me then comes to me and asks what were doing and tells me the other guy said we were street racing. I reply "ok", like what the hell attitude and the cop writes us both tickets for street racing.

At court the officer said that I "complied" when he asked about street racing. When it was my turn to testify(or whatever) I was able to get acouple sentences out when i paused for about 3-5 seconds to gather my thoughts the judge said I was guilty.

Now I have to pay $1500 for a lawyer to appeal this mess or deal with this mark on my previously clean record and lose my license for 6 monthes. 6 years of driving and i've been pulled over/ticketed once, only for a lighting violation.

Damn the man!

10-15-2005, 09:38 PM	#17
Mr Tomtastic Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2005 Member #680 iTrader: (0)	have fun fighting it. I went to court for a wrongly appointed ticket and the judge told me right off the bat that I'm not getting a fair trial. :very undetailed shortened story: I was following a friend, doing the speed limit and even in the same lane and a cop comes flying up behind us. so we get over for him to pass and he stops behind us. The cop talks to my friend in front of me then comes to me and asks what were doing and tells me the other guy said we were street racing. I reply "ok", like what the hell attitude and the cop writes us both tickets for street racing. At court the officer said that I "complied" when he asked about street racing. When it was my turn to testify(or whatever) I was able to get acouple sentences out when i paused for about 3-5 seconds to gather my thoughts the judge said I was guilty. Now I have to pay $1500 for a lawyer to appeal this mess or deal with this mark on my previously clean record and lose my license for 6 monthes. 6 years of driving and i've been pulled over/ticketed once, only for a lighting violation. Damn the man!