Desperate! Please Help!! Trial In 17 Days!
Hi. I would be so grateful if someone could please advise me. I tried asking on another similar site a few days ago and got no response. I'm really desperate because my trial date is 17 days away (May 3) and I'm completely confused about what I should do. I've never had a ticket before. Please help me!!
The offence is disobeying a stop sign, charged at end of September 2012. I am almost 100% positive that I stopped. I filed immediately for a trial date and I only just received the trial notice a few days ago on Thursday, April 11. My trial is set for May 3. So my questions:
1. Given that the trial is less than 30 days away, do I still file for disclosure, even though it's not likely I'll get the info. in time for the trial??
2. Or do I file now to have the trial adjourned given the insufficient time to prepare for the trial?
3. If I do go ahead and request disclosure, should I say in the letter that due to the short trial notice, I'll be filing to adjourn if I don't get disclosure promptly??
4. How long after I file for disclosure do I file to adjourn? What is the deadline? Is it 15 days before the trial or 15 business days before??
5. Sorry, forgive my ignorance but is adjourning and staying the same thing?? If not, am I better off adjourning the trial or staying the proceedings??
Thank you so much in advance for any help that you can offer me!!!!!