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Subject: Re: RE:request for help, more information: legal advice
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Date: Thu, 29-Dec-83 13:36:58 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 29 13:36:58 1983
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Thanks for your story about your friend fighting his 95mph trafic
ticket.  I think all of us should fight all our tickets, never waiving
time, and demanding jury trials when ever possible.  This would clog
the courts in very short order and end the easy money scheme that
is now in place.  The cops whould have to stop giving out quota tickets
and would have to give tickets only when a serious crime is being
committed.

Over the years I've fought just about all my tickets with an 80%
success rate.  I find  that about 27% of the time the officer dosn't
show.  I once was taged for 45mph in a 30mph zone and was sucessful
in proving that my JAG XKE could stop in a shorter distance from
45mph then the the court's charts indicated for 30mph.  The courts
charts didn't even agree with the Department of Motor Vehicles' chart.

I just naturally drive faster in a high performance car than a piece
of Detroit Junk, and am being just as careful.  I think that who ever sets
the speed limits should be given a BMW or a Jag in which to do his studies.

I love the book you mentioned of Fighting your Traffic Ticket.  Read
this book before your next ticket, to get the maximum benefit.

Dave Decker Ampex DSD Redwood City Calif      (mush)