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