shelbyshoo93
Junior Member
I went to court today prepared to have the case dismissed because of the grounds upon how I received my ticket.
I live in Pennsylvania. As far as I'm concerned I believe it's illegal for cops to issue tickets when hiding or parked in residential areas; however, I'm not sure if this is 100% true. Is it? Regardless, the officer used VASCAR in an area with the distance under 50 ft. We all know this story, on how .1 of a second can make a difference between 5 mph. We also know that the average reaction time of a human is about .25 miliseconds. This given, the officer should not be able to say to me that he without a doubt had no type of delay in his reaction. Especially given the cars driving on the other side, and the reflections of guardrails, shadows, etc. I'm sure, if granted a good judge, they will dismiss the case because of the doubts and faulty equipment on behalf of VASCAR. I also have a list of every borough in pa and only a handful still use VASCAR. Every other borough says VASCAR is faulty and not entirely accurate. This being said I felt good about heading inside. I was wrong. The officer didnt show up and the judge attempted to bully me into pleading guilty, threatening me with points on my license. I didn't cave, so they said they will call a continuace. Upon coming home I'm reading the next schedule and it says verbatim, "Continuance requested by Shelby Jackson". Is this mis type a good reason for dismissal? Or do I actually have a good case?
I live in Pennsylvania. As far as I'm concerned I believe it's illegal for cops to issue tickets when hiding or parked in residential areas; however, I'm not sure if this is 100% true. Is it? Regardless, the officer used VASCAR in an area with the distance under 50 ft. We all know this story, on how .1 of a second can make a difference between 5 mph. We also know that the average reaction time of a human is about .25 miliseconds. This given, the officer should not be able to say to me that he without a doubt had no type of delay in his reaction. Especially given the cars driving on the other side, and the reflections of guardrails, shadows, etc. I'm sure, if granted a good judge, they will dismiss the case because of the doubts and faulty equipment on behalf of VASCAR. I also have a list of every borough in pa and only a handful still use VASCAR. Every other borough says VASCAR is faulty and not entirely accurate. This being said I felt good about heading inside. I was wrong. The officer didnt show up and the judge attempted to bully me into pleading guilty, threatening me with points on my license. I didn't cave, so they said they will call a continuace. Upon coming home I'm reading the next schedule and it says verbatim, "Continuance requested by Shelby Jackson". Is this mis type a good reason for dismissal? Or do I actually have a good case?
