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JVS

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17. 2 Questions

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 04:55 PM

May 2012

1. Will this appear on your criminal record?

2. Will this appear on your driving record and keep you from getting things like a cab driver's license?

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There are two traffic courts. Try to be in the one for rich people. [View all] cthulu2016 May 2012 OP

I will remember this the next time a lawyer tells me not to bother hiring him for a citation. n/t Ian David May 2012 #1

It depends on the relative worth of the outcomes cthulu2016 May 2012 #2

Or you can try showing up in court early, and asking the assistant DA for a reduced charge yardwork May 2012 #4

it's all very location specific... belcffub May 2012 #3

your account reminds me of those stupid toddler beauty pageants. the girls that win have Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #5

I have always felt the American legal system was form of religion MicaelS May 2012 #6

I'm not sure if it ever existed, but we have lost any semblance of a justice system. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #7

I got hit with 26mph over the speed limit Aerows May 2012 #8

You should have asked for a jury trial. B Calm May 2012 #9

My punishment would have been much greater cthulu2016 May 2012 #10

The Judge would have dropped the charge B Calm May 2012 #18

And this, ladies and gentlemen of the jury bupkus May 2012 #11

Wow, your lawyer sucked. obxhead May 2012 #12

The judge was a former cop cthulu2016 May 2012 #19

Thanks for sharing -- a good learning experience Auggie May 2012 #13

Reminds Me Bigredhunk May 2012 #14

If you learned anything, it is B Calm May 2012 #21

In New York, nearly all offenses like this are pled down to non-moving violations, because... eggplant May 2012 #15

Thanks for sharing. jp11 May 2012 #16

2 Questions JVS May 2012 #17

Answers cthulu2016 May 2012 #20

I've been told that if you request discovery on something like that... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #22