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Focus Is Art,Dec 15 2008, 04:27 PM Wrote:Need some advise here, 3pm in the afternoon, no speeding, no drinking nothing danger.

Stopped by cop because it said I did not "completely stop" at stop sign - I did stop even it may not be 3 sec

Now the interesting part is I got 3 ticket,
1. stop sign
2. no signature on owership - I don't know why I didn't sign it 5yrs ago.
3. I didn't have the sticker at the back of the ownership - I have up to date sticker on the lic plate.

when he hand me the ticket he said exactly this - make sure you go to court, since you have good driving record I will have them to drop all the charge.

Never go to court before, so questions
My understanding is the first thing they ask is guilty or not, right?  Not guilty on stop sign, fine.  but what about the 2nd and 3rd one?   I can't really argue those because no signature mean no signature.

What should I do?
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Generally I agree with what the others have said on here ... the only thing I would add is this.

You might be able to have all three charges dropped before it even gets to the point where you're in front of a judge - the cop said he would have all charges dropped.

That means you and the cop (or you alone if need be) should try and see the crown attorney well before the court goes in session - so go 30 to 40 minutes before the court starts and try to see the crown attorney - make sure you have your signed license and properly stickered ownership with you.

If you feel intimidated (nothing wrong with that) then try and see the public duty attorney (free lawyer) who will be at the court ... again well in advance of court time and explain what you're trying to do - there will be a lineup to see the duty lawyer.

The idea is to have the crown attorney agree to drop the charges before the court is even in session ... then when the time comes the crown will simply state to the judge that case # whatever is being dropped. If it goes before a judge chances are you will be stuck with at least one of the charges, and probably the cruising through the stop sign one.

The cop sounds like a good guy, so with a respectful and polite approach, he will probably be a good ally to have when talking to the crown attorney.

Good luck.

EDIT: if for some reason you don't talk to the cop or can't talk to the crown attorney and you end up in front of the judge ... whatever you do, don't admit to anything and simply ask for a remand (come back at a later date) -- being your first time up the judge will always say yes -- and if he asks why simply state that you don't have a lawyer yet. That will give you a few months breathing space and time to get things together.