06-15-2012, 01:12 AM
I'm not a lawyer.
This sounds like a ticket I got many years ago for failure to signal after I pulled over to fish a stream and the idiot behind me who was not looking at the road slammed on his brakes and the tailgater behind him hit him.
They tried to make it my fault and I was charged.
Took me 3 trips to Coalville to get the charges dropped. The first two times, just like you they didn't want to listen to what I had to say.
I would talk the county district attorney, not the judge. They have say over which charges go to court, not the officer or judge.
If I am correct this is a misdemeanor and that gives you the right to a jury trial. This is the way to go if possible. No way the DA will not drop when presented with the law as written and the cost of having to prepare for a jury trial.
AGAIN,
I AM NOT A LAWYER, just a trouble maker that should have been.
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This sounds like a ticket I got many years ago for failure to signal after I pulled over to fish a stream and the idiot behind me who was not looking at the road slammed on his brakes and the tailgater behind him hit him.
They tried to make it my fault and I was charged.
Took me 3 trips to Coalville to get the charges dropped. The first two times, just like you they didn't want to listen to what I had to say.
I would talk the county district attorney, not the judge. They have say over which charges go to court, not the officer or judge.
If I am correct this is a misdemeanor and that gives you the right to a jury trial. This is the way to go if possible. No way the DA will not drop when presented with the law as written and the cost of having to prepare for a jury trial.
AGAIN,
I AM NOT A LAWYER, just a trouble maker that should have been.
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