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Old 10-11-2005, 10:54 AM
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Magistrate did not show up to court


What is the name of your state? PA - I recently received a fine for speeding. When I went to court to fight the citation, the officer was in attendance, however no judge magistrate showed up and I was not informed of this ahead of time. By phone, the judge gave the officer authority to offer a reduced fine, which the officer did. I have good reason and sufficient evidence to share with the court and, therefore, declined the offer and requested to be heard by another judge or magistrate - none were available and will not be for the rest of the month. Regardless, now I am being requested to return to court at an alternate date, for which I will miss ANOTHER day of work. To make the originally scheduled court date, I had to cancel a business trip and miss a day of work - Do I have to lose another day of income in order to get my day in court? Is this a tactic to try to get me to just plead guilty and pay the fine? Shouldn't the court dismiss the case?
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