he appeared and had a few questions for the officer.
He asked the officer about the radar gun that was being used and asked about the calibration schedule and certification, ie when was the last time the gun was calibrated and certified and was beyond the manufacturers recommendation period of time had the read on the gun thrown out and the ticket dismissed.
Don't know if you have enough time to investigate what instrument was being used and so on but you seem industrious so I share it with you.
My guess is that the officer went back and checked on the rule found out that he was wrong and will be a no show at the hearing.
After the hearing you should make an official complaint to the police review board, especially regarding his badgering you about "where you work". He should have stuck to the issues at hand.
edited to add never mind: I see from the thread above that you already covered calibration.
I think it is fair to get the cop on the stand and point out that he was angry that you challenged him on the law and that he has a history of anger problems and that is why he added X number of MPHs to the ticket. You can ask him if he still thinks he is correct about the insurance part of the law and if he is wrong about that then it is also possible he is wrong about the exact speed. Ask him what the tolerance is in the watch he uses and if he says none then you can undermine that point because there is always some tolerance.
I disagree with the comments about the judges siding with police officers. They do have sympathy for good police officers but they are very pissed at lazy prosecutors and sloppy policeman (unless they are a lazy judge) and generally like it when citizens stand up.
One more point: they are bored. They see the same ole thing over and over again. If you show them something unusual you will make their morning, and always show maximum respect for the court.
Good luck.
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