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Re: speed check
by Aki Damme-2
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thanks. Yeah, we're not even remotely thinking that she'll get out of
the ticket, however
her lawyer said that if we can prove that she didn't know she was
going over 20mph (say 19), it could get her
charges reduced to speeding instead of reckless. She was clocked
doing 85 in a 65, *exactly*
20mph over the limit. If we can show that she that she thought was
going slower, even by 1mph, that might
sway the judge the reduce the charge to just speeding. There's no way
we'd even try to convince the
judge she had no idea she was speeding. Not at 85mph.
-aki
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 6:11 AM, Wayne
Edelen<happyscrappyheropup@...> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Aki Damme<01dyna@...> wrote:
>> Unfortunately, this is for a court hearing so I'll need an "official" reading.
>
>
> I'm not sure how the cops certify their speedos, but I don't think
> you'll get any leniency for your daughter if her speedo was off a
> couple MPH. I know someone who recently (within the last ~8yrs) used
> that defense and the judge tore him a new asshole. Told him that if
> he couldn't figure out that he was traveling that much faster than the
> speed limit on his own, he shouldn't be driving.
>
> Good luck. BTDT with the kids - I have twin daughters. Tickets,
> banged up cars, etc. ;-)
>
> -- Wayne
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the ticket, however
her lawyer said that if we can prove that she didn't know she was
going over 20mph (say 19), it could get her
charges reduced to speeding instead of reckless. She was clocked
doing 85 in a 65, *exactly*
20mph over the limit. If we can show that she that she thought was
going slower, even by 1mph, that might
sway the judge the reduce the charge to just speeding. There's no way
we'd even try to convince the
judge she had no idea she was speeding. Not at 85mph.
-aki
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 6:11 AM, Wayne
Edelen<happyscrappyheropup@...> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Aki Damme<01dyna@...> wrote:
>> Unfortunately, this is for a court hearing so I'll need an "official" reading.
>
>
> I'm not sure how the cops certify their speedos, but I don't think
> you'll get any leniency for your daughter if her speedo was off a
> couple MPH. I know someone who recently (within the last ~8yrs) used
> that defense and the judge tore him a new asshole. Told him that if
> he couldn't figure out that he was traveling that much faster than the
> speed limit on his own, he shouldn't be driving.
>
> Good luck. BTDT with the kids - I have twin daughters. Tickets,
> banged up cars, etc. ;-)
>
> -- Wayne
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