Title: Woo Hoo! I just beat my 6th ticket in court. Source:
/ URL Source:http://helpigotaticket.com/ Published:Apr 11, 2008 Author:. Post Date:2008-04-11 12:36:54 by Artisan Ping List:*California list*Subscribe to *California list* Keywords:None Views:410 Comments:29
Man it feels good to not pay a dime, not plead guilty, and not waste a day in 'traffic school'. Screw that!
I was taking the dog to the vet last year and got a speeding ticket, for violating VC 22350. (basic speed law).
The first thing i did was get the maximum extension, which was 60 days.
Then when the extension was drawing to a close I filed for a trial by declaration (through the mail) helpigotaticket.com/declar/index.html and I asked for a BAIL WAIVER so i didn't have to post bail.
Basically the trial by declaration is as complex or as simple as you want it to be. I keep it simple, you write on the form that you didn't do it. I said that there was no evidence I met the criteria for violating 22350.
Then the witness (cop) is required to submit his case by mail and the judge rules. the judge ruled me GUILTY in my trial by declaration. However, the beauty of a trial by declaration is that you are automatically entitled to a TRIAL DE NOVO helpigotaticket.com/declar/denovo.html
The guilty sentence was vacated and the court scheduled a trial in person.
Before my trial I use the discovery process by serving the request on the prosecuting attorney. Mail the PA and demand all sorts of records things from the cop: calibration records, certifications, traffic surveys, etc. ( the reason for this is that when they refuse or ignore you, which I guarantee they will, like the arrogant pukes they are, that is grounds for dismissal because it violates your due process rights.)
The you wait for your trial date. By this time it's nearly a year later and the cop has either forgotten about it, OR, he remebers submitting paperwork for the trial by declaration, so he thinks he doesnt have to show up for what in reality is a whole new trial.
The pig didn't show, case dismissed. ha ha. Happy day.
Also I wore my Ron Paul pin to court and got all sorts of positive comments. One guy saw it and blurted out, 'RIGHT ON, RON PAUL!' Turns out he's a constitutionalist, Paul supporter, 911 truther and alex jones fan. A new friend, 'one of us', just from wearing a Ron Paul pin.
It's really great to repeatedly have even small victories for liberty, it's heartening. here is my favorite celebration song. Happy friday! ;-D
Way to go dude, I'm about 3 for 5, and that's essentially being clueless at the time. I ate traffic school on one because I didn't want to go back up to Trinity Co. for the trial and another because I was doing about 105-110 and the officer opined that he was only able to get a pace in at 74. The judge asked if I wanted to do traffic school and it was cheap so I threw in the towel...
No more (if I get any). I'm taking your knowledge and storing it for a rainy day :-)
A public defender in Sac gave me the heads up on the discovery angle when I contested a Fed "unattended campfire" citation last year, beat that one but boy, when you get in there they lay out the "potential" penalties and it gets a little scary (until in my case I heard the judge essentially opining that the upper limits and prosecution desires were bullshit in the peoples cases being plowed through).