Reckless Driving - Hampton, VA

[Kopfjäger]

my court date was my arraignment.

I could plead guilty or not guilty. Not guilty gets me a trial. I plead guilty and ended it.



This was in Ohio, July 2008.



Not sure how you can have a trial without the police officer being there. Who is going to ID you at the scene?

So is every officer coming to every 20+ over in the state of VA? probably not.

Ticketing officer puts the date on the ticket. That is his day in court for his tickets for the month, so to speak.

[Kopfjäger]

Trial Date?

you going jury or bench trial? I believe the sixth amendment guarantees your right to a trial by jury.

therefore.....

If you go jury, who is interviewing the jury to get a proper group of individuals?

You are not going to have a jury for a moving violation.

[cyrus buelton]

Ticketing officer puts the date on the ticket. That is his day in court for his tickets for the month, so to speak.

I see.


So I pleaded guilty without someone identifying me at the scene?

You are not going to have a jury for a moving violation.

If the court system follows the sixth amendment then that is your constitutional right, unless there are some other court stipulations which will trump that.

We aren't lawyers.

[NAKID]

No right to a jury trial for an infraction...

[Kopfjäger]

It's traffic court.

[cyrus buelton]

No right to a jury trial for an infraction...

there we go, answers that one.

[cyrus buelton]

It's traffic court.

ok?

The police officer wasn't there that ticketed me.


How can you have a trial without officer there? That makes no sense.

[Kopfjäger]

ok?

The police officer wasn't there that ticketed me.


How can you have a trial without officer there? That makes no sense.

If he wasn't there and you plead guilty, well you are........

[cyrus buelton]

If he wasn't there and you plead guilty, well you are........

Um, sure.

Again, you make no sense.


I plead not guilty.

The Judge starts the trial.

The first thing I am attacking is the radar detector and it's last date of being tested.


Is the police officer that is supposedly there readily pulling this out of his back pocket?

[ducatiz]

No right to a jury trial for an infraction...

In VA, reckless is a criminal charge.

It's traffic court.

go to a "traffic" court in VA, and you'll have guys brought in while in shackles for certain offenses.  VA's court system is different from many.  there are not specific traffic courts in most counties. 

usually the criminal cases go first, so the guys up for public drunk, domestic violence and such are in and out, then drunk driving, then reckless, then the non-criminal infractions like speeding.

in VA they jail you and you get a criminal record for certain traffic offenses.

[Kopfjäger]

I only go from my long history of traffic violations (30+) years ago in Md. I never saw anyone in shackles for traffic court. You go, the PO goes, you plead your case after the infraction is read by the judge. He/ She makes a decision. You pay money, it gets dropped or a portion of both. I have walked out many times.

[Kopfjäger]

Um, sure.

Again, you make no sense.


I plead not guilty.

The Judge starts the trial.

The first thing I am attacking is the radar detector and it's last date of being tested.


Is the police officer that is supposedly there readily pulling this out of his back pocket?

He is in court on said date. He will be prepared, or they will postpone.

[ducatiz]

I only go from my long history of traffic violations (30+) years ago in Md. I never saw anyone in shackles for traffic court. You go, the PO goes, you plead your case after the infraction is read by the judge. He/ She makes a decision. You pay money, it gets dropped or a portion of both. I have walked out many times.

Maryland and Virginia are like different worlds, court wise

My sister-in-law was 6 months pregnant and busted doing 91 in a 55.  Spent the night in jail.

They do not make the beast with two backs around.

[cyrus buelton]

He is in court on said date. He will be prepared, or they will postpone.

Not sure where you live, but isn't how it works in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

I have a court date issued by the officer.

That is my arraignment.

My attorney enters my plea.

Depending on my decision, I go to trial or sentencing.

I chose a guilty plea entered on my behalf by my attorney (I was not present, nor was the cop, no idea if the lawyer has to be there or not).

I showed up for my sentencing date, my lawyer was there, my deal was cut, I paid my money, I went home.


Want me to fax you my paperwork?

[Kopfjäger]

Not sure where you live, but isn't how it works in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

I have a court date issued by the officer.

That is my arraignment.

My attorney enters my plea.

Depending on my decision, I go to trial or sentencing.

I chose a guilty plea entered on my behalf by my attorney (I was not present, nor was the cop, no idea if the lawyer has to be there or not).

I showed up for my sentencing date, my lawyer was there, my deal was cut, I paid my money, I went home.


Want me to fax you my paperwork?

Like I was saying to nakid. All states are different.

Let me ask you this. Did you get anything for your $500, or could you have done that yourself?