So I had my day...err...hour...err...minute in court.

[TrogL]

I was fighting a bylaw infraction in court. The prosecutor took me aside for a pre-trial huddle where I agreed with her statement of facts, was enthusiastic about her evidence, then told my side of the story at considerable length, then challenged the bylaw officer's case. When I was getting ready to get out my evidence, used dialysis bags, she blanched and said that wouldn't be necessary. She sent me back into court to wait while she had a word with the bylaw officer.

Next thing I know she's back and telling me they're withdrawing the charges. A moment later court starts, I get up and say my full name into the mic, she gets up and says the Crown is withdrawing, then the judge says I'm free to go.

So here I was all ready to call witnesses and present evidence and quote law. Anticlimactic, really.

[drray23]

1. I once got out of a ticket by being honest about it .

I had been stopped for speeding. I told the police officer that yes, I was slightly over and should not have. I appeared in court, the judge asked me why I was speeding, I told him I was tired, going back home and did not pay attention to.the sign as I should have. He asked the policeman if he had any objections to dropping the charge, which he did not since I had not acted like a maniac. I only had to pay court fees (20 or 30 at the time).

[unblock]

2. been there, done that.

i once witnessed an single car accident in my rear view mirror. the guy was speeding and swerved into my lane without signalling, then saw me, then swerved to avoid me and lost control of his car. he did a 180 and skidded across the other side of the road an came to a stop when he slid into the curb.

having witnessed all this and being a good little boy and an emt-wannabe, stopped and checked to make sure he was alright and waited with him for the police.

my reward for all this was the police officer gave *both* of us tickets, mine was for causing a "non-contact collision"


anyway, i had researched local traffic laws and found a similar case to cite and i was all set to present my case at trial and the arresting officer didn't show so they had to drop the charge.


so i hear you on the let down aspect, but eventually i came to realize that any win is a victory.


so congratulations on your victory and don't be bothered about how you got it!

[left-of-center2012]

3. "... the Crown is withdrawing"

So this was outside the U.S.?

[TrogL]

4. Alberta, Canada