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What is the name of your state? CA
I just got my first red light violation ticket. I was taking a left turn and was pretty certain that I had entered the intersection when the light was still yellow. The officer was in the lane of oncoming traffic and after pulling me over said that "It cant be that I entered the intersection when the light was yellow because they had to wait".
He didn't say how long they had to wait for, nor did he say that he saw me enter the intersection after the light facing him turned green. Shouldn't the officer have indicated that as the reason for pulling me over if I did in fact enter the intersection after his light turned green ? After all, he could clearly see my car and his light.
What are the chances that the judge will believe me if I point out that the officer didn't indicate that he actually saw me entering the intersection after his light turned green and only presented me with the evidence of a wait ?
I can justify the wait by indicating that my light turned red just after me entering the intersection and it took me some time to clear the intersection
Has anyone used such a defence and won the case ?
I just got my first red light violation ticket. I was taking a left turn and was pretty certain that I had entered the intersection when the light was still yellow. The officer was in the lane of oncoming traffic and after pulling me over said that "It cant be that I entered the intersection when the light was yellow because they had to wait".
He didn't say how long they had to wait for, nor did he say that he saw me enter the intersection after the light facing him turned green. Shouldn't the officer have indicated that as the reason for pulling me over if I did in fact enter the intersection after his light turned green ? After all, he could clearly see my car and his light.
What are the chances that the judge will believe me if I point out that the officer didn't indicate that he actually saw me entering the intersection after his light turned green and only presented me with the evidence of a wait ?
I can justify the wait by indicating that my light turned red just after me entering the intersection and it took me some time to clear the intersection
Has anyone used such a defence and won the case ?