I just found out that the ticket have my address wrong, instead it states the vehicle owner address not mine (I was driving someone else's car). Will that help me in defending the ticket by casting doubts at the officer's accuracy and truthfulness of facts?

Bumping this post as my trial is in two days. I was hoping to get some direction, If they provide me with disclosure the day of the trial, can I still ask for a reschedule? if so how should that look like? I haven't received anything yet.

When did you receive your Notice of Trial? You requested disclosure 1-2 months before your court date. It's not exactly what they'd consider an ample amount of time for turnaround on your request. What will likely happen is they'll offer you a copy on your court date. They'll probably push to proceed, you'll argue that you need time to prepare, and then your court date will probably be pushed back. I received the letter of my court date begenning of september. However I didn't request the disclosure only until begenning of October. Also, I requested the disclosure via email as described in th...

DCamM wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:37 pm It may have been 1 year but it is 18 months now.
If you cause any delays within that 18 months, it doesn’t extend it.
If the Crown causes any delays, that’s good for you and it’s their problem … it doesn’t extend the 18 month period.

Thanks DCamM,

How about the disclosure issue, they have not sent it yet, what is my legal argument if court date comes and I still haven't received the disclosure?

The only issue I have here is that the ticket was dated back in 2022 June, my court date is not until the 20th of Nov 2023 (more than 1 year).

- I am under the impression that if a ticket is more than a year old, then it's an automatic drop, is that true?
- What about the disclosure, I have requested it more than a month ago but haven't received it, there's also no proof that I have requested it since it was on their online form and I didn't get an email confirmation or anything.

Thanks for everyone's responses.

Best regards

No I didn't receive the disclosure eventually.

Update:

The officer showed up and dropped the case.

Issue: I got a hand-held ticket. the phone was in my upper pocket of my dress shirt back in July last year. My phone started ringing. I have previously noticed a police car behind me, so I asked my wife to pick the phone for me. she reached out and took the phone, answered and put it on speaker so I can talk. The phone location was in the middle of the car. I was flagged by the officer and the rest is history. Weather status the day of: It was pouring rain that day, It was night time, and visibility on the roads were extremely difficult. Current situation: I asked for a disclosure, they gave ...

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Thanks for your input,

It seems that there is a missing piece in the justice system that needs to be resolved. this shouldn't be impossible to remove as the judge himself dismissed the case. I thought that will go away from my record the moment the ticket was thrown out

Hey guys, In light of all the motorcycle drama happened last year, I was served stunt driving ticket at my home + 1 week license suspension. I took it to court and the officer didn't come to court twice. so the ticket ended up getting dismissed. However, the 1 week suspension stayed in my record. My driving record is crystal clean. I would like to peruse to clear this week suspension off my record. Any pointers of where should I be looking. So I contacted the police station and they said they can't help. I contacted service Ontario and they said you should contact police. Any help would be gre...

UPDATE regarding my court:

went to meet my paralegal, the ticket seemed to be easily dismissable, then the paralegal told me that he received more documents as disclosure. these documents came from another officer who wasn't involved in the traffic stop, but it basically said that this officer caught me on the highway speeding with his radar. i told him this is bullcrap but he was very hesitant to go for trial. anyways, ended up accepting a guilty plea for 170-12 0 points 60$.

moral of the story: never hire a paralegal unless you know for sure that he is really good and he is confident.

jsherk wrote:You need to specifically ask for whatever you want AND give reasons why you think it is relevant.

Most likely you will NOT get anything from them though, other than the notes, but if you ask you can then make a charter challenge for not receiving it and it adds a reason for an appeal.

Thanks. that cleared up some confusion.

jsherk wrote:Send a DISCLOSURE request to the Prosecutors office. Call them and ask for their fax number and then fax it as that is easiest. You can mail it if you want to send registered letter, but that costs money. Or you can drop if off in person.

So I requested a disclosure, and the only thing i received was the officer's notes. does that mean they dont have the records or was i required to ask for them explicitly ?

jsherk wrote:You should ask as far in advance of the court date as possible.

what are these documents called? do i request them through letters? the city is 250km away from where I live.
I tried calling them but no clear answer was provided, again I asked for video recording and they said they dont record, Im assuming similar answer will be given for a request of those documents