Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - A new twist on my ticket....he filled it out wrong.

Hotrodz · 11-17-2012, 12:20 PM

I need to say that I am not a lawyer and I am not providing you with any advice, just my opinion based on my experience. First off Motordyne has published a book on how to deal with traffic citations. I have only skimmed some of the sections but it does a good job of explaining a persons rights in court and how to ask and answer questions. IMO, I would plead not guilty and go to court. The wild card in civil cases is the Judge (same in criminal cases w/o a jury). The short story long is if the officer made a simple mistake on filling our the citation how can anyone be sure if anything he did from initial contact was done as he/she stated. Did the officer calibrate the radar gun appropriately, was the speed from another vehicle cleared, if pace was used, was the right speed captured and so on with ever step the officer took. You want to present all things which that lead to doubt or lack of competency. Good luck with your decision.

11-17-2012, 12:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	I need to say that I am not a lawyer and I am not providing you with any advice, just my opinion based on my experience. First off Motordyne has published a book on how to deal with traffic citations. I have only skimmed some of the sections but it does a good job of explaining a persons rights in court and how to ask and answer questions. IMO, I would plead not guilty and go to court. The wild card in civil cases is the Judge (same in criminal cases w/o a jury). The short story long is if the officer made a simple mistake on filling our the citation how can anyone be sure if anything he did from initial contact was done as he/she stated. Did the officer calibrate the radar gun appropriately, was the speed from another vehicle cleared, if pace was used, was the right speed captured and so on with ever step the officer took. You want to present all things which that lead to doubt or lack of competency. Good luck with your decision. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|