has anyone ever got out of a traffic ticket because the cop did not show up in copurt?
mnbernier@sbcglobal.net
2006-03-08 17:20:25 UTC
has anyone ever got out of a traffic ticket because the cop did not show up in copurt?
Five answers:
2006-03-08 19:08:53 UTC
yes but its not as common today as it was before because of computers picking the day for the court day and knowing the cops schedule and picking a day that both can happen
paladin2207
2006-03-08 17:28:56 UTC
Every time. Municipalities don't want to pay the overtime for a cop to appear in court. They actually have statistics that show how many convictions there will be in a given court on any given day, so they usually let 70% of the cases be dismissed.
Journeyman
2006-03-08 18:34:03 UTC
Yes.
justgenius12
2006-03-08 17:21:16 UTC
I've heard of people who have...
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2006-03-08 17:33:42 UTC
More than once.
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