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Should I request further disclosure?

I'm In the same situation.

Got a trial date next tuesday, already got an adjournment with just a photocopy of both sides of the ticket, nothing else.


Details: Traveling 72 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. W/B on Lawrence West east of Black Creek. HTA Sec. 128

Disclosure: (Only back of the ticket) "Driving Stealth with Police Constable: *Censorship includes name and badge number* Parked in driveway of 1565 Lawrence Ave. W. using lazer # 9110 (i cant read next 3 words due to poor penmanship) , UTI 20-20. Lighting Artificial, Weather Cool | Clear | Wet* (I think thats what it says, again hard to read). OBS (Observed) Mazda in passing lane ROP (no idea what that means) to be speeding. Activate & lock in at 72@186 -OM. Stop VGH (donno what that mean either) Valid (cant read one word) o/c. Lazor tested start & end of shift. Good working around."

This cop went all out, when he pulled me over, before i even said a word he told me i was being recorded by video and audio then showed me the lazer gun speed, asked for my information then went back to give me the ticket. I tried to explain to him that I was tired and just wanted to go home after dropping a friend off at home. It was 1:44 AM Sunday morning, no cars around me and I don't live anywhere near Toronto or drive down there often.

Do I have a defence or should I just accept the reduced penalty that I am going to get when I check in?

(not my first speeding ticket but its the first time I am fighting a ticket, last ticket I got before this incident was in October 2009, I got this ticket on Feb 19 2012)
 
WESTBZERO said:
. using lazer # 9110

lazer gun speed,
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Not sure if will help, but he's an idiot if he doesn't know how to spell laSer. Perhaps you could grill him on how can he operate a device he can't even spell? Does he know how a laSer works?
 
razorblade2099 said:
Very minor ticket. 20 over that was written down to a 14 over so there'd be no points. Normally I wouldn't fret about this type of ticket and take the first plea bargain that comes, but once again, I have a serious charge coming to trial in about 6 months that I do have worry about, and if I don't beat that charge, than anything I can do to make sure my record is clean before that conviction will be important.
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If this offence happened after the date of the other offence.... than it won't (at least it shouldn't) be on your record for the next trial/case.
 
karentsang said:
Interesting post. Thanks for the useful case citation. Wonder what "legal costs" are, aside from seeking legal advice etc. i.e., travel time, worktime forgone, etc. would probably not count eh.

And, were you speaking to a judge, or a justice of the peace?
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First Justice, then Judge, then a prosecutor after being flabbergasted! All 3 concurred. I was SOL.
 
razorblade2099 said:
What do you mean by this? What sort of defense can I use?
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I believe that duck's point is that just because the officer wrote it down, that doesn't necessarily mean that you said it. His notes are a self serving device to remind him about the incident, not Gospel.
 
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