Topic

Charged with wrong offence

by: nzl on

1 Reply

nzl
Newbie
Newbie
Posts: 1
Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:28 pm

Charged with wrong offence

Unread post by nzl »

I received a ticket "disobey Stop Sign", Fail To Stop. The officer said that he had a video of this in his vehicle and would only show it to me in court upon full discolusure.

When the ticket was written up the officer charged me with the wrong offence HTA 7 (5) (a) - fail to surrender permit and not HTA 136 (1) (a) - fail to obey stop sign. Does this constitute a major error to have the ticket withdrawn in court?

Thank you

User avatar
Simon Borys
VIP
VIP
Posts: 1065
Joined: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:20 am
Contact:

Re: Charged with wrong offence

It may. It depends on the JP and the arguments made by you and by the prosecutor at trial. There is no absolute rule on this.

NOTHING I SAY ON HERE IS LEGAL ADVICE.

Similar Topics