[hl0m4n]

only lawyer? not another officer?

[hl0m4n]

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[hl0m4n]

possible for a state trooper or officer of same district to help out? as in removal or lowering ticket?

[hl0m4n]

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[achien]

Originally Posted by STE92VE

Get yourself a lawyer.

+1

What the hell are you doing 65mph in a 35mph zone? You are lucky the cop didn't impound your car.

Really, consider yourself lucky and get a lawyer...

P.S. Please, instead of speeding in a school zone, take it to the track next time

[hl0m4n]

Originally Posted by achien

+1

What the hell are you doing 65mph in a 35mph zone? You are lucky the cop didn't impound your car.

Really, consider yourself lucky and get a lawyer...

P.S. Please, instead of speeding in a school zone, take it to the track next time

well actually he "says" i was going 70+mph in a 35mph zone. i pulled out a pba card and all he did was ok...ill bring it down to 60mph. 70mph+ you would have got your license suspended. pba didn't help me much there...

[Nyulak]

Overpaying doesn't work in Ohio. Tried it. Lost the extra cash. Still got points.

Anyway, if you plead not guilty, they will set a trial date. Speak to the prosecutor on the trial date. Most of the times they will help you out and get the speed lowered. The quicker the court session can be ended, the happier the judge and court staff are, so if you plead guilty to the possibly lowered offense, then everybody gets to go home sooner. If you get a a lawyer, it may be easier to get the offense changed or dropped, but you have to weigh the cost of the lawyer versus the possible increase over the next three years of your insurance premiums.

You can hope the officer doesn't show for the trial date, but that has occurred to me only once. Most of the times, the officers will show up and point out to each other which perp they nailed. Somewhat disturbing to watch gun toting people point and laugh to the gathered throngs of highway marauders and small time drug users.

[hl0m4n]

is there a way of telling the officer's off day from the ticket?

[hl0m4n]

i mailed my ticket pleading not guilty. will i get a return letter with my court date?

[Nyulak]

In Ohio, you can't plead not guilty via mail. You can waive the ticket and pay for it via mail if the ticket isn't marked mandatory court date. If it is marked mandatory, or you wish to contest the charge by pleading not guilty, then you have to go to court. Also, no contest can only be used in case of an accident so your case won't be used against you in a civil trial.

An officer will be paid overtime if he decides to go to court on his day off. Really, it's not a problem for an officer to go to court. He will be in an environmentally controlled room watching his victims squirm. It's like torturing an ant with a magnifying glass, it's way more fun to hold the glass than to be the ant.

[achien]

Originally Posted by Nyulak

An officer will be paid overtime if he decides to go to court on his day off. Really, it's not a problem for an officer to go to court. He will be in an environmentally controlled room watching his victims squirm. It's like torturing an ant with a magnifying glass, it's way more fun to hold the glass than to be the ant.

+1, don't expect the officer not to show up. That's why you should prepare your defence well once you receive your court date.

Request to have the prosecution disclosed all vital evidence, including notes from the officer who wrote you the ticket. Have your opening statement, cross examination questions, and closing arguments prepared.

Do not take the witness stand to avoid self incrimination, that's taking the Fifth Ammendment for your guys in the US.