appealing a red light traffic violation legal error?

[avrfan]

Point is, not only was the amendment that was made to the citation deemed proper, but you were also arraigned on the amended charge (was this not discussed at length in this same thread??? Yes it was!!!! But you elected to only read -and follow through on- those opinions which conformed with yours regardless of how wrong they were).

Had your case been remanded back to the lower court as a result of your appealing on the grounds that a 40505 violation had occurred (assuming you even addressed that issue properly in your appeal), then you can bring up the issue of a 40505 violation... But it wasn't... so give it up already!!!!!

You sound like you are working for the prosecution. I think people should fight for justice as much as possible, time, money, desire and circumstance permitting. It goes against all most of the public's ideas of how a court should work when a judge just sides with the prosecution, and an officer's testimony is held as infallible truth/fact. It is a huge slap in the face to the people when judges act as prosecutors and show so much bias against the defendants. It is unfair that police officer can walk all over the laws and do whatever they want without any consequence (not even a little fine... ). The traffic fines are seen as appropriate means to correct the public behavior, so I say why not fine police for making similar mistakes or showing similar ignorance for the law?

I kinda wish the OP had pursued it further, maybe small claims court or file a complaint against the officer and the judge. I dunno what else she could have done but I suppose there must have been something. At least even if in the end she lost her time and money, she might have felt at peace with it or some sense of justice rather than injustice. Anyhow, this is a really good thread and I learned alot from reading it.

 

[TheGeekess]

You sound like you are working for the prosecution. I think people should fight for justice as much as possible, time, money, desire and circumstance permitting. It goes against all most of the public's ideas of how a court should work when a judge just sides with the prosecution, and an officer's testimony is held as infallible truth/fact. It is a huge slap in the face to the people when judges act as prosecutors and show so much bias against the defendants. It is unfair that police officer can walk all over the laws and do whatever they want without any consequence (not even a little fine... ). The traffic fines are seen as appropriate means to correct the public behavior, so I say why not fine police for making similar mistakes or showing similar ignorance for the law?

I kinda wish the OP had pursued it further, maybe small claims court or file a complaint against the officer and the judge. I dunno what else she could have done but I suppose there must have been something. At least even if in the end she lost her time and money, she might have felt at peace with it or some sense of justice rather than injustice. Anyhow, this is a really good thread and I learned alot from reading it.

Reading old posts is not a problem.

Posting to old posts, however, is not considered good form on this forum.

 

[Pugilist]

Start with this...

The very first step for Potsnpea and anyone else in California who receives a photo ticket in the mail:

Check to see if it is a Snitch Ticket, the fake/phishing camera tickets the police send out to bluff car owners into ID'ing the actual driver. Snitch Tickets say, at the top, "Courtesy Notice-This is not a ticket," and you can ignore them! Skeptical? Google: Snitch Ticket.

Been to LA? Even a REAL red light camera ticket from ANY city in LA County can be ignored, as the LA courts do not report ignored camera tickets to the DMV. This was revealed in LA Times articles in 2011. Skeptical? Google: Red light camera no consequence.

 

[Ohiogal]

The very first step for Potsnpea and anyone else in California who receives a photo ticket in the mail:

Check to see if it is a Snitch Ticket, the fake/phishing camera tickets the police send out to bluff car owners into ID'ing the actual driver. Snitch Tickets say, at the top, "Courtesy Notice-This is not a ticket," and you can ignore them! Skeptical? Google: Snitch Ticket.

Been to LA? Even a REAL red light camera ticket from ANY city in LA County can be ignored, as the LA courts do not report ignored camera tickets to the DMV. This was revealed in LA Times articles in 2011. Skeptical? Google: Red light camera no consequence.

DO NOT NECROPOST. Good grief. This situation has been taken care of. It is from 2010.

 

[quincy]

Are none of the new and newer members able to see thread dates and comprehend exactly what they mean?

Unbelievable lack of reading skills.

 

[demurringdude]

There's no rule on this forum against commenting on old threads.

 

[Zigner]

There's no rule on this forum against commenting on old threads.

Of course there's not. It's considered rude.

 

[quincy]

There's no rule on this forum against commenting on old threads.

You are right.

But it is common sense that someone who posted a question about a traffic violation in 2010 has probably resolved his/her issue by 2013. Any comments or questions added to such an old thread will be of no help to anyone.

Plus, the old threads that are revived often replace the newer threads created by posters who have new and immediate concerns.

And, finally, most old threads are revived by trolls and spammers and idiots. This forum is not real fond of any of them.