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Fighting a Traffic Ticket in Court - UPDATE: I WON!!!!!!!!!!!

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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shmokes on January 31, 2008, 03:48:47 pm ---    In all criminal prosecutions,

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Isn't traffic court civil?

EDIT:  looked it up, apparently not.  Doh.

EDIT2:  or maybe it is.  Some states seem to vary based on the violation.

Jdurg:
Well, as the updated post title states and the updated initial post details, I WON!!!  The court dismissed the case and I don't have to pay one cent.  This was the first time I used our country's judicial system an I am so happy that it worked in my favor.   ;D :applaud: :cheers:

ahofle:
What happened?  Details please!!!

Jdurg:
Well I updated the first post with the details, but I'll explain them here as well.   ;D

A few weeks ago, I got a letter for the Centralized Infraction Bureau stating that my case was transferred to the local Superior Court in Norwich.  I would hear from the court regarding my court date.  Well, time went on and I didn't hear anything from the court.  I got home from work today and there was a letter in my mailbox from the State Superior Court's Clerk's Office.  I figured this would be my official court date.

I opened the letter and just quickly glanced through and saw a bunch of full capital letters and a date of 03/03/2008.  Initially, I thought "Oh crap!  I missed the court date because the letter in the mail was lost!"  I then further read the letter and saw that the Prosecutor filed a Nolle Prosequi which means that they do not want to prosecute at this time.  What's nice is that here in CT, if they file a Nolle Prosequi it means that the charges are dropped.  Basically, the State decided to cancel the ticket before it even got to trial.  Apparently the letter I wrote explaining why I felt I was innocent was accepted and the State felt that it would be a waste of their time to prosecute me.  The charges have been officially dropped and I basically won my fight.

The filing of the Nolle Prosequi doesn't mean that I won the case or that the State lost.  It just means that they decided not to bother with it and treat it as though it never happened.   :cheers:

danny_galaga:


i hereby announce that i am a monkeys uncle!

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