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by Jay
Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:16 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Defense tactics
Replies: 1
Views: 861

Defense tactics

I find the discussions on these boards fascinating. I am curious about a situation that a friend of mine is encountering. How would a JP view the admission of guilt of something that a person was not charged with? If the Prosecutor argues that a person "ran a red light" but you were not sp...
by Jay
Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:08 pm
Forum: Parking Tickets
Topic: No Parking anytime - does it work both ways?
Replies: 2
Views: 1314

But shouldn't an officer be held to the same standard as everyone else? If I were sitting in my car watching traffic and an officer saw my car parked in a "no parking zone", would I not be guilty of being illegally parked? In most circumstances, I'm sure the officer would come up to me and...
by Jay
Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:11 pm
Forum: Parking Tickets
Topic: No Parking anytime - does it work both ways?
Replies: 2
Views: 1314

No Parking anytime - does it work both ways?

I was wondering about the following. If a police officer is sitting in his car at the the side of the road, motor not running, observing traffic or an intersection, OR if he is out of his cruiser, handling a radar gun in a speed trap and his car is PARKED ILLEGALLY under a "no parking sign"...
by Jay
Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:30 pm
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Summons to appear ?
Replies: 3
Views: 3011

Is my situation something new that no one has experienced before? I am thinking that I have to go before the JP to explain my situation and then I'll be convicted. Do I not have a right to a fair trial? I'm in the process of requesting disclosure but the prosecutor's office fax machine just keeps ri...
by Jay
Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:26 pm
Forum: Careless Driving
Topic: Summons to appear ?
Replies: 3
Views: 3011

Summons to appear ?

I received a "summons to appear" for the offence of Careless Driving. The officer wrote me a "pink" ticket, not a yellow one, and signed off on the fine and demerit points as being zero (i.e. no points, no fines, as he told me) As well, he filled in a court date, less than a mont...

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