nd_caveman09
Junior Member
Ohio Law
I was arrested for driving under a suspended license. I didn't realize I was going 35 mph in a 25 mph zone. My license has been suspended since before I was 18 and I have 6 points on my license but this is my first major offense. Also 2 points come off my license in April.
I was taking a friend home because he had no other means of getting home from a basketball game and I did not want him to be forced to walk across town in the cold. I am getting my license back in 3 days. To this point it has been suspended for 362 days. It is very important that I get the charges knocked down because I am going to college soon and my dad is loosing his job of 33 years so I am going to be forced to pay my own way through college and therefore need a car for work and school. Also, I am planning on joining the ROTC so I do not want this misdemeanor to hurt my chances of getting accepted. I am a good person. I am an Eagle Scout, an honors student, and have never had any behavioral problems.
The policeman who gave me the ticket advised me to go to court and get a continuance, then go get my license back and speak to the prosecutor and try and get my charges changed to just the speeding. I am just wondering if this is what I should do and is there any other advice on how to plead my case.
I was arrested for driving under a suspended license. I didn't realize I was going 35 mph in a 25 mph zone. My license has been suspended since before I was 18 and I have 6 points on my license but this is my first major offense. Also 2 points come off my license in April.
I was taking a friend home because he had no other means of getting home from a basketball game and I did not want him to be forced to walk across town in the cold. I am getting my license back in 3 days. To this point it has been suspended for 362 days. It is very important that I get the charges knocked down because I am going to college soon and my dad is loosing his job of 33 years so I am going to be forced to pay my own way through college and therefore need a car for work and school. Also, I am planning on joining the ROTC so I do not want this misdemeanor to hurt my chances of getting accepted. I am a good person. I am an Eagle Scout, an honors student, and have never had any behavioral problems.
The policeman who gave me the ticket advised me to go to court and get a continuance, then go get my license back and speak to the prosecutor and try and get my charges changed to just the speeding. I am just wondering if this is what I should do and is there any other advice on how to plead my case.
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