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Admissibility of radar evidence

Are there plausible arguments against speeding tickets clocked using a speed measuring device?
Asked in Everett,  WA Aug. 01, 2016 ,  4 Answers
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I wanted to see if there are arguements that can be used against a speeding ticket. I was on the freeway and was clocked going 80. I dont think I was going that fast. There was a number of other cars around me and it was morning rush hour.

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Can an undercover cop catch me on a radar but a different cop book me?
Asked in Woodland,  CA Jul. 06, 2016 ,  4 Answers
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Let's say I was driving on a freeway and another cop catches me speeding but doesn't pull me over but his buddy pulls me over couple miles down the road?

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What should I plea? and what do I do to get the least of everything? Cant do jail because of my son unless house arrest if need
Asked in Rancho Cucamonga,  CA Mar. 03, 2016 ,  8 Answers
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Pulled me over for speeding then asked ?? yes I had drank the night before and had a bloody mary bout 3hrs prior to being pulled over. I had my ADULT special need child w me. I am the only care giver for my son he is 21. I am a single mom and I have NO one else to watch my son whom is still in diape...

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Best way to defend myself against a (radar) speeding ticket?
Asked in Danbury,  CT Jan. 07, 2016 ,  4 Answers
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I am due in court at month's end to contest a speeding ticket that I received this past summer. The police officer said that they caught me on radar doing 55 in a 35. It was around midnight with only a few cars on the road and I think the officer had her headlights off. I may have been speeding some...

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I was pulled over for speeding, but not by the cop who was doing radar. Is that legal?
Asked in Cleveland,  OH Nov. 19, 2015 ,  3 Answers

I pulled out to the right, went about 500 feet maybe and a cop from the opposite direction swerved infront of me almost causing me to collide head on with him. Pointed for me to pull over. He said I was doing a 39 in a 25 and said a different officer got me with the radar gun. This just doesn't seem...

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Is there a form or standardized way to "request a discovery" for an speeding ticket in Washington state?
Asked in Seattle,  WA Nov. 03, 2015 ,  5 Answers

I got an speeding ticket recently in the King County of Washington State. The ticket says I was driving above the speed limit (violation code 46.61.400) and the officer checked the box "SMD" which suggests he measured my speed with an electronic device. I'm a very prepared and organized person and I...

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Can Officer Confuse Cars with their Radars?
Asked in Woodstock,  IL Oct. 15, 2015 ,  4 Answers

I was Ticketed For Doing 49 MPH in 35 12-14 Over limit. " She messed Up" The Posted Physical limit is 30 MPH I was not speeding I was paying attention to my speed and the road. She was hidden in a street and with her lights off it was dark outside. there was more drivers passing in front of her East...

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If I was pulled over for speeding and has the officer to see my point of speed does he have to show me
Asked in Brookville,  OH Oct. 02, 2015 ,  3 Answers

I have been having issues with a small town cop and he said that he did not have to show me his radar and was going to write a ticket

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How often do the tuning forks need to be certified in NJ to be considered valid?
Asked in Denville,  NJ Sep. 16, 2015 ,  3 Answers
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For the purpose of challenging a speeding ticket, how often do the tuning forks need to be certified with the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures to be considered valid in NJ?

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Radar speeding ticket/can officers park illegally in the course of?
Asked in Long Beach,  CA Sep. 10, 2015 ,  3 Answers

The officer was parked in a 'No Parking Any Time' area-on a slight curve, in the right hand turn lane leading into a business zone. The street was a three lane, deserted throughfare (the Long Beach Airport is to the West, and a business park to the East-both were empty, it was midnight/after hours),...

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How do I defend myself against a traffic speeding ticket in a school zone?
Asked in Atlanta,  GA Aug. 10, 2015 ,  5 Answers
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I don't believe I was going as fast as ticketed, but they booked me going 21 over in school zone. I am unsure of how to go about defending myself in court, and overall what the best option is for me. I know that I would like to defend myself, but if I lose I pay the fine and get points. If I plead n...

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What record can I request from a police who pulled me over speeding? Can I ask to see the speed on his gun or a print out?
Asked in Fort Lauderdale,  FL Jul. 29, 2015 ,  4 Answers
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In Fort Lauderdale, I was traveling 54 MPH (set by cruise control) in a 45 MPH zone. I was expecting to be issued a ticket for going 9 MPH over, which I would have understood as a lesson. However, surprisingly, the police officer said he clocked me at 60 MPH. Knowing this was either a mistake or he'...

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If i get pulled over for speeding, can i request to see the radar gun
Asked in Ridott,  IL Jun. 23, 2015 ,  5 Answers
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I got pulled over for supposedly speeding. I came over the hill and saw the cop and looked at my speed. I was going 60 in a 65. Cop said I was doing 83. I asked to see the radar gun and he told me no that it was only numbers.

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FILING A CPC 1385 MOTION
Asked in North Hollywood,  CA May 20, 2015 ,  4 Answers
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I have a citation, for which I have already requested and obtained discovery from Highway patrol (its a speeding ticket), I have not been arraigned yet, my arraignment is in July. I am willing to post bail and ask for Trial by Dec Here is my question. When would be the best time for me to file 1385 ...

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If a cop stops you and tells you he stopped for going 35 in a 25 dont I have the right to see the radar that states I was speed
Asked in Williams,  AZ May 10, 2015 ,  5 Answers
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Cop pulls me over said I was going 35 in 25 this is after I passed him driving down the street at 300 am with his lightsoff isisnt driving down the street at night with your lights off illegally any way but dont I have the right to see rhe radar

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DUI (Propable Cause)
Asked in Palm Desert,  CA Apr. 28, 2015 ,  9 Answers
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It was me and 2 of my buddies. All three of us on motorcycles. We were stopped at a red light when we heard "pull over into the parking lot" over a loud speaker. Assuming it was a police officer we pulled over. It was CHP. He said he clocked us (as in all of us) at about 70 in a 35 zone. I blew .15 ...

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If the calibration for a radar gun is past it's expect ion date is that enough to get your speeding case dropped?
Asked in Lincoln,  NE Apr. 21, 2015 ,  2 Answers
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I recently obtained a DUI but the reason I got pulled over was for speeding. I recently obtained paperwork regarding the arrest and with in the paperwork there was eight I tuning certificate for the radar gun which hasn't been tested for the past three years is that enough evidence to get my case th...

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I got a ticket going 99 in a 65 mph on the highway but he used a hand held radar gun, should i fight this ticket.
Asked in Stamford,  CT Apr. 03, 2015 ,  3 Answers
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Does the officer have proof since he was in a ditch like spot, which comes to my second question meaning if these guns have camera's/video evidence of me doing this? Which in this case i would ask in court for proof of me doing this. this was also in Pennsylvania...

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How do i get out of a traffic ticket in manhattan/
Asked in New York,  NY Mar. 30, 2015 ,  7 Answers
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going 45 mph in a 30 mph zone.

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On a criminal discovery officer stop car for speeding but no citation was giving the passenger in car was arrested for a
Asked in Houston,  TX Mar. 16, 2015 ,  6 Answers
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control substance that was never in his possession Police said in discovery that he asked the Passenger is this your drug and officer lied in the report and said passenger said yes it is and arrested person. The person and driver said there was never no drug in the car officer said some one though i...

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