A friend of mine received a speeding ticket in Mississauga. I have also asked her to get the disclosure from the court so she can defend her case. One other thing I asked her to check was whether the officer tested his radar equipment before and after his shift that day. She mentioned she was going to see the prosecutor for a first attendance meeting. She was going to bring that question up with the prosecutor. I stated that she should pass on first attendance and just go to trial and try to talk to the officer before court to see if he tested his equipment. If he states no, go to trial and the charge will likley be thrown out. I suspect this is the better route than to raise the question with the prosecutor now who could potentially use the time between now and court to coach the officer. Your thoughts?
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First Attendance Question
- Thread starter Deanmac
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Metastable
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Also don't ask for First Attendance until after you get the court date. You don't wan them blaming the First Attendance on prolonging the court date. This way you can try to get off on an 11b.
You need to send in a disclosure request that asks for all of the radar testing documents, etc. Search on here for sample disclosure requests. DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR PHONE NUMBER!
Don't talk to the prosecutor, "first attendance" is to get you to accept a plea deal, DON'T DO IT! NO DEALS!
Send in a disclosure request a month or slightly more before your actual court date.
That is all.
-Jamie M.
i was simply asked if i wanna see a prosecutor. i was not asked if i want an first attendance is their a way to reverse this and go straight to trial. this happened on friday can i go on monday and ask to go straight to trial???
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