What is the name of your state? Colorado
Ok--here's the scenario. I am stopped by an officer for speeding in a school zone. I never saw any flashing lights, and I had already slowed and stopped for --a jogger and three bicyclists---so I was not unaware. . The officer comes up to my car and asked me if I knew why I was pulled over. I said no. Officer said he clocked me at 35 in a 20. (normal speed thru there is 30 mph-- 20 in school zones when lites are flashing. ) I said I did not see any flashing lights . The time is 2:58 PM according to my dash clock. My car is stopped in a position so that I can see the yellow school zone light at the opposite end from my rear view window. It is NOT flashing.
Officer takes my reg and license and goes back to his car. Another officer pulls in behind him. There is a one minute or so confab and the second officer drives away. First officer comes back and hands me ticket to sign, and again I tell him there were no flashing lights. He says the lights run until 2:55 PM.
Anyway--later I look at the ticket and notice that the officer had put down the time of the stop as 13:50 PM--1:50 PM military time. A full hour before he stopped me in that school zone---AND--at 1:50 PM I was at my place of employment and seen by other employees---one of which has written me a statement to that effect, and another who is a notary notarized it.
Here's what I think---the officer KNEW those lights had just turned off and nailed me anyway. And deliberately put down the time wrong to cover his butt, probably thinking that I would never notice or that I would not understand military time.
I intend to plead not guilty and fight this---what are my chances since the officer put the wrong time on the ticket? I'm 56 years old--I haven't had anything other than a 'fix it' ticket in 20 years. And by the way, I don't know how often you guys get told how wonderful it is to be able to go and get free advice---but I'm telling you now. Thanks.
Ok--here's the scenario. I am stopped by an officer for speeding in a school zone. I never saw any flashing lights, and I had already slowed and stopped for --a jogger and three bicyclists---so I was not unaware. . The officer comes up to my car and asked me if I knew why I was pulled over. I said no. Officer said he clocked me at 35 in a 20. (normal speed thru there is 30 mph-- 20 in school zones when lites are flashing. ) I said I did not see any flashing lights . The time is 2:58 PM according to my dash clock. My car is stopped in a position so that I can see the yellow school zone light at the opposite end from my rear view window. It is NOT flashing.
Officer takes my reg and license and goes back to his car. Another officer pulls in behind him. There is a one minute or so confab and the second officer drives away. First officer comes back and hands me ticket to sign, and again I tell him there were no flashing lights. He says the lights run until 2:55 PM.
Anyway--later I look at the ticket and notice that the officer had put down the time of the stop as 13:50 PM--1:50 PM military time. A full hour before he stopped me in that school zone---AND--at 1:50 PM I was at my place of employment and seen by other employees---one of which has written me a statement to that effect, and another who is a notary notarized it.
Here's what I think---the officer KNEW those lights had just turned off and nailed me anyway. And deliberately put down the time wrong to cover his butt, probably thinking that I would never notice or that I would not understand military time.
I intend to plead not guilty and fight this---what are my chances since the officer put the wrong time on the ticket? I'm 56 years old--I haven't had anything other than a 'fix it' ticket in 20 years. And by the way, I don't know how often you guys get told how wonderful it is to be able to go and get free advice---but I'm telling you now. Thanks.