What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania
Does anyone know how much time can lapse to appeal a ticket? Last August, a neighbor and his friends accused my husband of speeding. It's a very long story, but I will try to make it as short as possible. The neighbor began verbally harrasing my husband as he entered our driveway; which led to physical contact (a push) by the neighbor (who was intoxicated). My husband called the local police and HE got a speeding ticket on the neighbor's word! Nothing happened to the neighbor for pushing my husband (turns out, the neighbor is a friend of the police officer). We went to court with an attorney. The police officer said he was willing to drop the speeding charge to a failure to obey street signs if he dropped the harrasment charge; which the neighbor also countersued with a harassment charge (they outnumbered him in witnesses; 4 of them and 1 of him). We felt as though the cop was the neighbor's attorney. Our attorney recommended taking the deal as we were involved in a child custody case and she didn't want any harassment suit pending on my husband. We, still to this day, have never gotten over the fact that 1) our attorney advised us to take the deal and 2) that he ever got a speeding ticket in the first place by someone else's word. We were curious what the statute of limitations is to appeal this ticket. Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated.
Does anyone know how much time can lapse to appeal a ticket? Last August, a neighbor and his friends accused my husband of speeding. It's a very long story, but I will try to make it as short as possible. The neighbor began verbally harrasing my husband as he entered our driveway; which led to physical contact (a push) by the neighbor (who was intoxicated). My husband called the local police and HE got a speeding ticket on the neighbor's word! Nothing happened to the neighbor for pushing my husband (turns out, the neighbor is a friend of the police officer). We went to court with an attorney. The police officer said he was willing to drop the speeding charge to a failure to obey street signs if he dropped the harrasment charge; which the neighbor also countersued with a harassment charge (they outnumbered him in witnesses; 4 of them and 1 of him). We felt as though the cop was the neighbor's attorney. Our attorney recommended taking the deal as we were involved in a child custody case and she didn't want any harassment suit pending on my husband. We, still to this day, have never gotten over the fact that 1) our attorney advised us to take the deal and 2) that he ever got a speeding ticket in the first place by someone else's word. We were curious what the statute of limitations is to appeal this ticket. Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated.