Thank you for your response. The officer packed up and left immediately after the matter that came up right before mine, so he was not there and did not just walk out. What I am getting at is, if the officer was not there and I knew that (which I was led to believe incorrectly that he was because of...

Hi everyone, I was charged with speeding 28 over. I appeared at trial and when asked by the prosecutor how I wanted to proceed, I asked if the officer was present. She replied that he was, and they would not let me plea guilty to the original or lesser charge if he was not present. After the recess ...