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- Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:22 am
- Forum: Courts and Procedure
- Topic: Amendemnt to certificate of offence
- Replies: 5
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Re: Amendemnt to certificate of offence
I thought I would let you know how it went in court. The crown had the witness on the stand(police officer and driver of other vehicle) After the crown was done with there witnesses the Crown asked for an amendment to the certificate from failing to remain in a marked lane to failing to share the roadway. She argued that the defence would be the ...
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:35 pm
- Forum: Courts and Procedure
- Topic: Amendemnt to certificate of offence
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2191
Re: Amendemnt to certificate of offence
Do you think I can argue the fact that the crown has already ask me to plead guilty to the lesser charge of FAILING tO SHARE THE ROAD?
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:16 am
- Forum: Courts and Procedure
- Topic: Amendemnt to certificate of offence
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2191
Re: Amendemnt to certificate of offence
I should have mentioned that I was charged with failing to remain in a marked lane under hwy traffic act 154. The accident happened on a gravel road. Therefore I was going to argue that there is no clear marked lanes on a highway. The crown now want to amen to sec 148 fail to share the roadway.
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:13 am
- Forum: Courts and Procedure
- Topic: Amendemnt to certificate of offence
- Replies: 5
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Amendemnt to certificate of offence
I know that the crown has the ability to amend any charge. But my problem is that it has changed 9 months later. We have been to court 4 times already and 3 times I asked for an adjournment and once by the crown. My question is that if the charges have already been before the court can they file an amendment?
- Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:36 am
- Forum: Improper driving when road is divided into lanes
- Topic: Sec 154 Fail to remain in a marked lane.
- Replies: 0
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Sec 154 Fail to remain in a marked lane.
I was recently in a accident. The accident occured on a a narrow gravel road. The road was snow covered. The location of the accident was at a hair pin corner that was very slippery. I was charged with failing to remain in a marked lane. Can I be charged with this considering that a gravel road has no marked lanes and was also snow covered. At the ...