Need help (urgent)!

I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is
on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the
police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on
the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show
up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket
dismissed if they didn't get it yet?

wrote:

> I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is
> on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the
> police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on
> the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show
> up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket
> dismissed if they didn't get it yet?

The court is required to send you written notification if the trial date
has changed. If you have not received anything in writing, then go to
court on the day and time specified on your ticket.

If they don't call your case while you're waiting, then you can go to
the court clerk and see when your case is actually scheduled.

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is
> on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the
> police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on
> the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show
> up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket
> dismissed if they didn't get it yet?

If you have a court date you have to show up, regardless of what evidence is
there. If it's not there, then maybe the judge will dismiss, or extend, or
whatever.

My son had a time (he's in the Marines now!) when he was into cars which
would get him an automatic pull-over. He had a number of fix-it-or-else
tickets and a couple for speeding (not serious ones.) Anyway he discovered
that he could (he was making money) have a lawyer, who specialized in this
area, on retainer, and the lawyer would go to court for him. The lawyer
always got the case resolved.

Arif Khokar wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is
> > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the
> > police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on
> > the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show
> > up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket
> > dismissed if they didn't get it yet?
>
> The court is required to send you written notification if the trial date
> has changed. If you have not received anything in writing, then go to
> court on the day and time specified on your ticket.
>
> If they don't call your case while you're waiting, then you can go to
> the court clerk and see when your case is actually scheduled.

The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date.
I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes.
Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I
obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a
chance of having the case dismissed. So what I'm asking is whether or
not there is a chance of that happening??

Billzz wrote:
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is
> > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the
> > police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on
> > the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show
> > up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket
> > dismissed if they didn't get it yet?
>
> If you have a court date you have to show up, regardless of what evidence is
> there. If it's not there, then maybe the judge will dismiss, or extend, or
> whatever.
>
The judge told me not to... My question is if I actually do show up
what will he do if he doesn't have the tickets.

> My son had a time (he's in the Marines now!) when he was into cars which
> would get him an automatic pull-over. He had a number of fix-it-or-else
> tickets and a couple for speeding (not serious ones.) Anyway he discovered
> that he could (he was making money) have a lawyer, who specialized in this
> area, on retainer, and the lawyer would go to court for him. The lawyer
> always got the case resolved.
Two words - graduate student.. But anyway how much does a lawyer cost?

In article . com>, wrote:

> The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date.
> I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes.
> Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I
> obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a
> chance of having the case dismissed. So what I'm asking is whether or
> not there is a chance of that happening??

The judge also knows if it's not in writing and not in court it doesn't
count. The judge can forget about the phone call. You need to show up to
protect yourself.

Brent P wrote:
> In article . com>, wrote:
>
> > The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date.
> > I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes.
> > Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I
> > obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a
> > chance of having the case dismissed. So what I'm asking is whether or
> > not there is a chance of that happening??
>
> The judge also knows if it's not in writing and not in court it doesn't
> count. The judge can forget about the phone call. You need to show up to
> protect yourself.

Why is noone addressing my question and instead answering something
that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a
decision and still no answer.

> wrote
> Brent P wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>> > The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date.
>> > I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes.
>> > Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I
>> > obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a
>> > chance of having the case dismissed. So what I'm asking is whether or
>> > not there is a chance of that happening??
>>
>> The judge also knows if it's not in writing and not in court it doesn't
>> count. The judge can forget about the phone call. You need to show up to
>> protect yourself.
>
> Why is noone addressing my question and instead answering something
> that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a
> decision and still no answer.

1) there's only one lawyer who posts here occasionally, and he hasn't
answered you.
2) he will probably tell you to ask a lawyer in your neck of the woods.
3) even if he did answer, anything he said would not be reliable, due to
the fact he practices in WI, and further, he doesn't know the judge and
county where this case is.
4) because most of the people here don't care enough

get a lawyer involved NOW

FloydR

wrote:
> Billzz wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> > >I got 2 tickets for speeding and for improper passing. My court date is
> > > on Tuesday. However the judge still didn't receive my tickets from the
> > > police officer and told me to call back on Thursday (after the date on
> > > the ticket). What I'm wondering about now is what will happen if I show
> > > up in court on Tuesday, is there any chance of getting the ticket
> > > dismissed if they didn't get it yet?
> >
> > If you have a court date you have to show up, regardless of what evidence is
> > there. If it's not there, then maybe the judge will dismiss, or extend, or
> > whatever.
> >
> The judge told me not to... My question is if I actually do show up
> what will he do if he doesn't have the tickets.

Depends. you *should* probably move for dismissal, whether or not
it'll work... I dunno.

>
> > My son had a time (he's in the Marines now!) when he was into cars which
> > would get him an automatic pull-over. He had a number of fix-it-or-else
> > tickets and a couple for speeding (not serious ones.) Anyway he discovered
> > that he could (he was making money) have a lawyer, who specialized in this
> > area, on retainer, and the lawyer would go to court for him. The lawyer
> > always got the case resolved.
> Two words - graduate student.. But anyway how much does a lawyer cost?

A decent chunk, but a clean driving record is worth a decent chunk too.

In any case, I would show up for the scheduled court date, because if
the judge conveniently forgets his phone conversation with you, you'll
be in a world of hurt, i.e. there may be a warrant out for you for
failure to appear if the ticket shows up and you aren't there.

nate

Floyd Rogers wrote:
> > wrote
> > Brent P wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > The judge himself told me to call on a day that's after the court date.
> >> > I asked him a couple of times if he realizes that and he said yes.
> >> > Since the court is actually > 2 hours away from where I live I
> >> > obviously have no intention of randomly showing up unless I have a
> >> > chance of having the case dismissed. So what I'm asking is whether or
> >> > not there is a chance of that happening??
> >>
> >> The judge also knows if it's not in writing and not in court it doesn't
> >> count. The judge can forget about the phone call. You need to show up to
> >> protect yourself.
> >
> > Why is noone addressing my question and instead answering something
> > that I didn't even ask..?:-\ I have less than 24 hours left for a
> > decision and still no answer.
>
> 1) there's only one lawyer who posts here occasionally, and he hasn't
> answered you.
> 2) he will probably tell you to ask a lawyer in your neck of the woods.
> 3) even if he did answer, anything he said would not be reliable, due to
> the fact he practices in WI, and further, he doesn't know the judge and
> county where this case is.
> 4) because most of the people here don't care enough
>
> get a lawyer involved NOW
>
> FloydR

Thanks. The case is in IN and I'm actually having trouble finding a
lawyer - all the ones I found specialize in DUI offenses and more
serious stuff. So I'm not sure how one goes about finding a lawyer for
speeding??