cuteS14
December 4, 2008, 12:07pm
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Ok I was seriously giving you good advice… you NEED a lawyer, there is no two ways about it, most of the damage is done, they towed and impounded your car and you have no license for a week, this CANNOT be un done, regardless of what you get charged with in the end, this is the problem, you have already been told you were guilty when in fact according to the charter of rights and freedoms you are innocent until proven guilty by a judge. But this is money and time you will never get back, so put it in the past it’s done. Now what you need to do right away is make notes, the best notes you have ever made,recall everything that happend, EVERYTHING, how he talked to you, what he said, if he showed you what was wrong, if he showed you your speed, the reason he gave you for everything, make a file of this asap don’t waste time because you might forget things. Rember the cop made notes too, it is his job, his notes will be good, you need to be better.
Now because of the offence you will be requried to appear in court, if you hire a good lawyer then they will appear in court for you, all this first apperence is, is a meeting, your lawyer will talk to the justice of the peace and pretty much just say “look are you going to drop this or not?” and most likley they will not, then the next step will be to set a date to sate a date for the trial, once again your lawyer will have to appear in court to set a date for your trial, the way things are now this will take months, always plead not guilty.
During these months you need to prepare, take photos of the scene from every angle, YOU must take these photos no one else. Read any and everything you can, people have faught and won these cases, just be smart about it, talk to your lawyer about everything from the radar gun he used to the way he charged you, remeber in court you need solid evidence because it’s the cop’s word against yours, they will be trying to trip you up and expose holes in your defence, BUT the most important thing to remeber is to get a lawyer asap and move on with your life, it has happened and your not going to be able to un do what is done, so move on.
THANK YOU for the good advice!!!