i went to trial and lost.

[scoobert]

hi, i had gotten a ticket for 78 in a 65. thou i was going 62.
i was running a front car for an over size load. he was coming down a hill, and got tagged by the cop doing 78. the officer said to me that day he didn't get me on radar, but because i was in front of the truck i must have been going 78.

in court today his story changed. he didnt even mention the truck, said he did a visual then a radar on me. i was not able to mention the truck.

when i crossed him he had forgotten all the elements past the point of a u-turn where he never lost sight of me. seems scripted.

he also answered some of the radar questions wrong.
i asked if he could use his radar to capture speed over a hill or around a corner, he said yes he could. thou i was not able to mention this in my closing statement because i had no evidence of this.

i had filed for discovery, and requested a copy of the operators manual, and 1 week prior to court they responded with a long NO to my discovery request.

doesent the cop need to know the exact details of the stop? shouldnt he remember the conversation?
i want to apeal this but still have no idea how to use his lack of memory as a defense.

thank you.

 

[mightymoose]

It sounds like you may have had a good argument to make in court, but did not have the know-how to present the argument in the most effective way, which is unfortunate. You asked some good questions of the officer, but you apparently did not present anything to contradict his statements.

Hopefully you can still take a traffic school class to minimize the damage.