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September 26, 2007

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How To Beat A Speeding Ticket - A Speedy Trial

By Nancy Hults

When I went to the court I chose to plead not guilty and ask for a trial by jury.

I did this because I have always heard that you have a better chance among an unbiased jury because the Judge knows the officers and trusts them and is more likely to believe the officer over you.

So when they called my name I did just that. I asked for a trial by jury.

They told me to go see the court clerk to set the date.

I did that and it turns out that they set the date for 8 months from that day I was at court.

Is that considered a "speedy trial"? Not in my book.
From what i have researched a speedy trial is no more than a couple months out max.

I called to ask why so long for the trial? They said that Webster Texas (the city I got the ticket in) has a traveling judge and that is the next available date for the trial.

Well I intend to look into this further. If you know of anything about how this works, please leave me a comment.

Meanwhile I plan on doing a lot of research on this subject. One of the ebooks on the internet that has been highly and repeatedly recommended is Case Dismissed Open in a new window

stay tuned on how this all pans out.

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Comments (3) for "How To Beat A Speeding Ticke...

Many years ago when I had more time and a lot less money I tried many of the tactics you discussed. I lost in the lower courts so I appealed it to the county seat. I asked for a lawyer, the court appointed one, the lawyer didn't like it and had a hearing with a different judge who let him quit. There were many hearings and the thing dragged out for nearly a year. Finally my first son was born and decided to stop playing. I wound up 'losing' in superior court and went to pay the $150 fine. The clerk refused to take it. I didn't want to argue and figured they would find me. My son is now in college. I haven't paid it yet, nor have they asked. In retrospect, I think I was supposed to go back to the circuit court and pay them, but somehow the message I had lost in superior court never filtered back to the original court. Hey a win is a win any way you get it. :D

By Dean Bowen - 9/26/2007 11:43 PM

You should have use instantaneous vs. average speed. Your average speed was in line with the speed limit. The speed limit is only for instantaneous speed. Speed you were going at the time.

By Xanthu - 9/30/2007 1:08 PM

All of the references to "pleading guilty" and "pleading not guilty" should be removed from this article, and their being there only reinforces the fact that the author only knows a little bit about what he is saying. In most states (I live in Michigan and can only attest to these facts for the state I reside in, and police) tickets are whats known as a "civil infraction." Civil infractions do not carry guilt, or assumption of innocence with them because they are not crimes... they're civil infractions. You plead guilty/not guilty to crimes, and responsible/not responsible for civil infractions.

I write down notes about everybody I stop... it does not matter if they were polite or nice. I did my job that day on the side of the road and cited you for a violation that you were comitting. If a judge wants to throw it out, thats his or her decision and it makes no difference to me. Keep on requesting more court dates, it only assures me more "court time" and thus you end up spending more money in the form of taxes to me.

By MI_Officer - 6/3/2009 6:55 AM

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How To Beat A Speeding Ticket - A Speedy Trial