It just happened again. A defendant tried to argue his way out of a traffic ticket by using something he saw a guy try on YouTube and filing a rambling motion of sorts he found on some web page that had nothing to do with the facts of the allegations or even the laws that apply to his charges.
It was not pretty, and he was not successful.
Seriously, people. If you think you have stumbled upon some brilliant point that is going to mesmerize and dumbfound a judge or prosecutor simply because someone on a website is preaching the theory, guess again. If those theories held any weight, attorneys would have been arguing and winning with them by now. The judge also has access to those videos and theories as easily as you do. You are not going to get the reaction a surprised judge may have expressed in a video shot several years ago.
Screaming your protest at me or a clerk is not going to intimidate us into dismissing your ticket over the judge either.
Storming out stating you won because you announced the charges were dismissed even though the judge told you your argument failed (seriously happened) only results in a warrant for your arrest.
There are very legitimate defenses you can argue or raise to traffic violations. You can challenge the officer’s testimony, the equipment used, the road conditions, etc. Trying some end run theory and ignoring the charge is not going to end well for you, but it will give us a lot of fuel for laughter later.
(Out of respect for anyone here who might hold to the theory this guy tried to argue, I have not stated what it was or my opinion of its merit.)
It was not pretty, and he was not successful.
Seriously, people. If you think you have stumbled upon some brilliant point that is going to mesmerize and dumbfound a judge or prosecutor simply because someone on a website is preaching the theory, guess again. If those theories held any weight, attorneys would have been arguing and winning with them by now. The judge also has access to those videos and theories as easily as you do. You are not going to get the reaction a surprised judge may have expressed in a video shot several years ago.
Screaming your protest at me or a clerk is not going to intimidate us into dismissing your ticket over the judge either.
Storming out stating you won because you announced the charges were dismissed even though the judge told you your argument failed (seriously happened) only results in a warrant for your arrest.
There are very legitimate defenses you can argue or raise to traffic violations. You can challenge the officer’s testimony, the equipment used, the road conditions, etc. Trying some end run theory and ignoring the charge is not going to end well for you, but it will give us a lot of fuel for laughter later.
(Out of respect for anyone here who might hold to the theory this guy tried to argue, I have not stated what it was or my opinion of its merit.)
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