Speed Ticket Buster

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2 Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. 3 Chapter 1: No Intimidation Permitted ........................................................................... 3 Chapter 2: Learn Your Defense ...................................................................................... 8 Chapter 3: The Ambush Using Words ......................................................................... 10 Chapter 4: The Evidence ............................................................................................... 12 Chapter 5: Courtroom Basics........................................................................................ 14 Chapter 6: Mistakes to Avoid ........................................................................................ 20 Chapter 7: Prepare for the Trial.................
.................................................................. 23 Chapter 8: What to Expect During the Trial............................................................... 24 Chapter 9: Your Trial .................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 10: Unprepared Prosecution ........................................................................ 30 Chapter 11: Caught by a Pace Car ............................................................................. 32 Chapter 12: Pace Car Speedometer ............................................................................ 36 Chapter 13: The Trial .................................................................................................. 40 Chapter 14 Chapter 15: Caught by Laser/Lidar ........................................................................... 47 Review...................................................................................................... 53

Reduce Risk ..................................................................................................................... 57 Information For Your Trial ........................................................................................... 58 Special Section ................................................................................................................. 60 Don't End Up a Criminal ............................................................................................... 61 Disclaimer .........................................................................................................................62

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Chapter 1:

No Intimidation Permitted

Do not give in to intimidation; We are going to show you how to take advantage of their system. Yes, you will use it against them. We will ensure that you are much more prepared for them than they would imagine. Yes, this is part of the ambush approach. You will be shown what information and documentation they should have with them. More often than not, they do not bring it to court because it is too costly in time and resources. Ultimately, you will be able to turn the tables on them, and when they realize they have been out-maneuvered, they normally dismiss the case due to (their) lack of evidence.

Check and Verify the Ticket One of the first major steps for you to perform is to check the ticket. Make sure the vehicle described is yours and that the ticket is written to you. Note: Misspelling your name or address does not invalidate the ticket; the officer will simply verify that you are the person he gave the ticket to by sight.

Make Sure You Examine the Ticket Especially the reverse side, which the police officer will normally not fill in. It explains what you have to do if you intend on fighting the ticket. Every state, every jurisdiction, may have its own format as there is no standard format to go by. Here is what to look for and on the ticket:
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What steps to take if you plan to plead "not guilty" or contest the ticket. What steps to take if you want the officer at your hearing, what you must do. What steps to take if you want to subpoena witnesses. Is it an infraction or a misdemeanor? What steps to take if you want to examine any records or have copies of the records made.

Not doing exactly as the ticket instructs is not fatal, but it will make defending you very hard. This could lead to a second very time-consuming hearing, and may also cause a great deal of confusion.

Prepared When you calmly stand up and put some case law on the table (Case law refers to the body of available writings explaining verdicts in various cases. It isn't really law, but rather precedents set by other judges. Courts in some states don't publish this information, and thus do not have a large body of case law, so be sure to check your specific state.) and begin to cross examine the officer, asking questions about the foundation of evidence the prosecutor doesn't have, he has three choices: 1. Try to challenge existing case law. 2. Beg the judge to stop you. 3. Chalk one up in the loss column and move on.
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