May 3rd 05, 02:29 PM
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From: (Dave=A0Hall)
On Tue, 03 May 2005 01:53:26 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:
But in criminal court the state must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt in order to gain a
guilty verdict. You are presumed innocent until
then. Traffic court is not quite the same. While
they may not specifically say it this way, the
fact that you got a ticket, is evidence of guilt,
and you have to try your best to prove that
you're not guilty.
In Florida, if one has a clean license (no tickets on record) and is
issued a simple traffic ticket, such as for exceeding the speed limit
(but less than 15 mph over the legal limit, as speeding more than 15 mph
over the limit requires a mandatory court appearance) and challenges it
in court, the ticket is practically always dismissed.
The word of one cop is enough, in most
cases, to render a "guilty" verdict, unless
you're damn lucky and can somehow "prove"
your innocence.
You are assuming the majority of tickets issued are not dismissed.
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