JediCheese
Junior Member
I got a ticket for speeding (16 over in a 55 zone - no modifiers) a few month ago in Wisconsin.
He charged me under a local municipal ordinance. The basic research I have been able to do shows me that I might have been out of his jurisdiction and been outside of the city at that time (the road only dips into the city for a few miles).
The other issue is that he got the location horribly wrong on the ticket, it puts me about 2-3 miles away from where it actually happened. Unfortunately, the nearest trial date I would be able to make it to would sometime in May (I'm currently at school in another state) so it's possible he's not going to remember what happened.
Would a combination of these two factors be worthwhile to follow up at trial or no (individually, they are a weak defence but together they might be worth something)? Should I bring them up at my pre-trial conference or should I use them as surprises during the trial?
He charged me under a local municipal ordinance. The basic research I have been able to do shows me that I might have been out of his jurisdiction and been outside of the city at that time (the road only dips into the city for a few miles).
The other issue is that he got the location horribly wrong on the ticket, it puts me about 2-3 miles away from where it actually happened. Unfortunately, the nearest trial date I would be able to make it to would sometime in May (I'm currently at school in another state) so it's possible he's not going to remember what happened.
Would a combination of these two factors be worthwhile to follow up at trial or no (individually, they are a weak defence but together they might be worth something)? Should I bring them up at my pre-trial conference or should I use them as surprises during the trial?