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by nilsca
Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: Courts and Procedure
Topic: cop no-show, representation attends, still adjourned
Replies: 5
Views: 3045

Re: cop no-show, representation attends, still adjourned

Hi GC

thanks for your reply - can you elaborate on "the tickes she was issues is invalid"? Is that because the officer wasn't there? How do I argue against her simply adjourning against the defendants will?

Is this some kind of non-permissable "re trial" for the same offence? (JOP basically forces an adjournment to get her evidence together ...
by nilsca
Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:01 pm
Forum: Courts and Procedure
Topic: cop no-show, representation attends, still adjourned
Replies: 5
Views: 3045

cop no-show, representation attends, still adjourned

Hi

I went to traffic court today for my girl-friend (which I've learned here in the forum is a permissible form of representation). She had to go to a medical conference on short notice and I had evidence of that fact with me.

The cop doesn't show up, JOP tells me that since this is a french hearing (girl-friend is quebecoise) I cannot represent ...