05-09-2002, 01:24 AM
Quote:When you go to court I would speak to the cop before seeing the judge and tell him you are going to ask for all the maintenence records for that patrol car. You'll need these to try and determine if there was a problem with his car causing the speedometer to read a higher speed than his actual speed. Cops, just like everyone else, are basically lazy and he's not going to want to retrieve all those documents, he will try to offer you a good plea deal. If you feel it's a fair deal take it, if not wait for the documents and try to find something wrong with his car. Hope that made sense.Do some dumb shit like that, and you're sure to get hit with the biggest possible fine and the most points.
Whenever you go to municipal court, it's best to see the prosecutor first. Talk to him/her and see what your options are. Then, maybe you'll want to talk to the cop.
Once, I tried to talk to the cop that gave me a ticket on my bike. He popped me at about 130MPH. But, he didn't have me on radar. I didn't want to argue the ticket, but as soon as he saw me he was like "hell no!!!". Only after talking to the prosecutor did he come back, and I was able to explain. I wasn't trying to get out of the ticket, I just wanted to know the details and what we could do.
Ended up paying like $70 and got 2 points. Not bad considering that he could've impounded my bike, took my license and made me walk home.