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Court Date For A Speed Trap?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:13 pm
by coolcars
Is it reasonable to assume that the scheduled trial date from a particular speed trap would all be on the same date?
Last weekend I got stopped (20 Kph over) at a speed trap. There was another car pulled over before I even left. I would imagine that they would try and scedule all of the court dates resulting from those tickets on the same day. Is this true?
If that's the case I would imagine that the officer will almost certainly show up for court. Would it be a good idea to request a new trial date once a trial date has been set?
Thanks
Re: Court Date For A Speed Trap?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:49 pm
by hwybear
coolcars wrote:I would imagine that they would try and scedule all of the court dates resulting from those tickets on the same day. Is this true?
No
Re: Court Date For A Speed Trap?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:50 pm
by viper1
coolcars wrote:Is it reasonable to assume that the scheduled trial date from a particular speed trap would all be on the same date?
Last weekend I got stopped (20 Kph over) at a speed trap. There was another car pulled over before I even left. I would imagine that they would try and scedule all of the court dates resulting from those tickets on the same day. Is this true?
If that's the case I would imagine that the officer will almost certainly show up for court. Would it be a good idea to request a new trial date once a trial date has been set?
Thanks
I would say yes.
It may depend on how many drivers the cop trapped.
If a lot of customers maybe 3-4 different dates.
Cheers
Viper1
Re: Court Date For A Speed Trap?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:16 pm
by hwybear
viper1 wrote:coolcars wrote:Is it reasonable to assume that the scheduled trial date from a particular speed trap would all be on the same date?
Last weekend I got stopped (20 Kph over) at a speed trap. There was another car pulled over before I even left. I would imagine that they would try and scedule all of the court dates resulting from those tickets on the same day. Is this true?
If that's the case I would imagine that the officer will almost certainly show up for court. Would it be a good idea to request a new trial date once a trial date has been set?
Thanks
I would say yes.
It may depend on how many drivers the cop trapped.
If a lot of customers maybe 3-4 different dates.
Cheers
Viper1
Well.......I'm the one that gets the court dates.....and is rare that tickets from the same day on the same court date! Might all be within 3-4 weeks of each other.
Think courts schedule as people send in a request for trial.....not as per date of offence. Then balanced over the officer schedule.. Then balance with available court time.
But it does not really matter, all our court is scheduled on our working shift anyway. I have court scheduled into Sept 2010.
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:49 pm
by viper1
they do try to set you up with as many as they can to save time.
Cheers
Viper1
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:48 am
by hwybear
viper1 wrote:they do try to set you up with as many as they can to save time.
Cheers
Viper1
oh yeah...they certainly do that!!
Re: Court Date For A Speed Trap?
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:05 pm
by racer
hwybear wrote:But it does not really matter, all our court is scheduled on our working shift anyway. I have court scheduled into Sept 2010.
Smells like someone is prepping his 11B arguments...
Re: Court Date For A Speed Trap?
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:12 pm
by Reflections
racer wrote:hwybear wrote:But it does not really matter, all our court is scheduled on our working shift anyway. I have court scheduled into Sept 2010.
Smells like someone is prepping his 11B arguments...
I was wondering how the courts know people will be speeding in 2010??? JK