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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / September 2006Need help (urgent)!
I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket dismissed if they didn't get it yet? > I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the > police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on > the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show > up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket > dismissed if they didn't get it yet? The court is required to send you written notification if the trial date has changed. If you have not received anything in writing, then go to court on the day and time specified on your ticket. If they don't call your case while you're waiting, then you can go to the court clerk and see when your case is actually scheduled. > > I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is > > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > If they don't call your case while you're waiting, then you can go to > the court clerk and see when your case is actually scheduled. The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date. I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes. Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a chance of having the case dismissed. So what I'm asking is whether or not there is a chance of that happening?? > The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date. > I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes. > Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I > obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a > chance of having the case dismissed. So what I'm asking is whether or > not there is a chance of that happening?? The judge also knows if it's not in writing and not in court it doesn't count. The judge can forget about the phone call. You need to show up to protect yourself. > > The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date. > > I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > count. The judge can forget about the phone call. You need to show up to > protect yourself. Why is noone addressing my question and instead answering something that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a decision and still no answer.:( > Brent P wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a > decision and still no answer.:( 1) there's only one lawyer who posts here occasionally, and he hasn't answered you. 2) he will probably tell you to ask a lawyer in your neck of the woods. 3) even if he did answer, anything he said would not be reliable, due to the fact he practices in WI, and further, he doesn't know the judge and county where this case is. 4) because most of the people here don't care enough get a lawyer involved NOW FloydR > > Brent P wrote: > >> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > FloydR Thanks. The case is in IN and I'm actually having trouble finding a lawyer - all the ones I found specialize in DUI offenses and more serious stuff. So I'm not sure how one goes about finding a lawyer for speeding?? > Thanks. The case is in IN and I'm actually having trouble finding a > lawyer - all the ones I found specialize in DUI offenses and more > serious stuff. So I'm not sure how one goes about finding a lawyer for > speeding?? I believe that the National Motorists Association keeps a database. www.motorists.com FloydR >> > The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date. >> > I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a > decision and still no answer.:( I cannot answer your main question. But hey, blow off the court date and the judge forgets about the phone call and then you get pulled over and arrested on a bench warrant, don't say I didn't warn you. eduard.antonyan@gmail.com said in rec.autos.driving: >Why is noone addressing my question and instead answering something >that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a >decision and still no answer.:( I'm still waiting for your check for my consulting fees to arrive. I'm afraid I can't help you until the check clears. Sorry!  SignatureI'm a wreckless driver and damn proud of it! huh? > eduard.antonyan@gmail.com said in rec.autos.driving: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'm still waiting for your check for my consulting fees to arrive. I'm > afraid I can't help you until the check clears. Sorry! eduard.antonyan@gmail.com said in rec.autos.driving: >> >Why is noone addressing my question and instead answering something >> >that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a >> >decision and still no answer.:( >> >> I'm still waiting for your check for my consulting fees to arrive. I'm >> afraid I can't help you until the check clears. Sorry! >huh? [Top-posting corrected.] Why am I not surprised that a guy who is too clueless to post correctly is also incapble of understanding that he has no right to make whiny demands of unpaid volunteers? SignatureI'm a wreckless driver and damn proud of it! > Why is noone addressing my question and instead answering something > that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a > decision and still no answer.:( Please don't whine when you are asking for free advice. Furthermore, free advice is worth every penny you paid. At that price, here's mine: There is no record of the phone call. If you don't show up for the original court time, anything can happen, and you will have no idea what it is. You will have no say, and no knowledge. If you go to court you might waste a couple hours. If you don't go, you might not sleep for several nights. It's not convenient, but it's not the least convenient thing that will ever happen to you. Hey, consider this. If you were to demand a jury trial, you'd severly inconvenience a bunch of other people too. And you'd also expect them to be fair! Sleep tight! > The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date. > I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes. > Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I > obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a > chance of having the case dismissed. Unfortunately, you're going to have to show up. If you don't, and your case is called, then there's a strong possibility of the court issuing a bench warrant for your arrest for failure to appear (as you promised when signing the citation that the officer issued). There is a very good chance of getting the case dismissed if you do show up, but the officer who issued the tickets isn't there (assuming your case is called). >I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the > police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on > the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show > up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket > dismissed if they didn't get it yet? If you have a court date you have to show up, regardless of what evidence is there. If it's not there, then maybe the judge will dismiss, or extend, or whatever. My son had a time (he's in the Marines now!) when he was into cars which would get him an automatic pull-over. He had a number of fix-it-or-else tickets and a couple for speeding (not serious ones.) Anyway he discovered that he could (he was making money) have a lawyer, who specialized in this area, on retainer, and the lawyer would go to court for him. The lawyer always got the case resolved. > >I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is > > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > there. If it's not there, then maybe the judge will dismiss, or extend, or > whatever. The judge told me not to... My question is if I actually do show up what will he do if he doesn't have the tickets. > My son had a time (he's in the Marines now!) when he was into cars which > would get him an automatic pull-over. He had a number of fix-it-or-else > tickets and a couple for speeding (not serious ones.) Anyway he discovered > that he could (he was making money) have a lawyer, who specialized in this > area, on retainer, and the lawyer would go to court for him. The lawyer > always got the case resolved. Two words - graduate student..:) But anyway how much does a lawyer cost? > > >I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is > > > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > The judge told me not to... My question is if I actually do show up > what will he do if he doesn't have the tickets. Depends. you *should* probably move for dismissal, whether or not it'll work... I dunno. > > My son had a time (he's in the Marines now!) when he was into cars which > > would get him an automatic pull-over. He had a number of fix-it-or-else [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > always got the case resolved. > Two words - graduate student..:) But anyway how much does a lawyer cost? A decent chunk, but a clean driving record is worth a decent chunk too. In any case, I would show up for the scheduled court date, because if the judge conveniently forgets his phone conversation with you, you'll be in a world of hurt, i.e. there may be a warrant out for you for failure to appear if the ticket shows up and you aren't there. nate eduard.antonyan@gmail.com wrote: <brevity snip> > The judge told me not to... My question is if I actually do show up > what will he do if he doesn't have the tickets. Appear in court on the day specified on the citation (a little late to be useful now). If your case is not on the docket ask the Clerk for a copy of the docket and proceed about your business. Arif provided you the correct advice in the first reply within 20 minutes. It's your responsibility to decide which is the correct advice and which isn't. ----- - gpsman |
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