wow this actually sounds like it could work. it's up to the jury of citizens to prove me innocence correct? anyone know any cheap lawyers in austin. and yes it was on mlk and I35.
i know im guilty by law, but by common sense if you dont see the reasoning on why i turned then you just have a stick up your ***. i was seriously about to get out and beat his *** so i figured id walk away and be peaceful and just give in and turn.
Just use the emergency excuse. Sounds legit and it makes you sound like a good person while breaking the law
If you get caught lying and are then facing a perjury charge, I wonder what your excuse will be for why you just had to perjure yourself?
I committed the crime, but I don't think I should get a ticket. Thus, I'm going to go to court, perjure myself, and still have to pay court fees and attorney fees. Oh, and probably still be found guilty. BRILLIANT!
The guy behind you basically stole about 300 dollars out of your pocket indirectly. If it was me and the guy was honking, I would turn my radio to it's loudest and pretend like I'm not hearing him. If he continues, I would give him the finger and tell him eff off! Its an effing red signal, can't you freaking read? The cops can be assholes but in the end will always come out on top. Rarely does someone fight the law and win in these types of situations. Just man up, accept responsiblilty and get the DD over with.
how could i get caught lying if i said i moved out of the way because it seemed like it was an emergency. the other driver sped off, cop didnt record any of his info, and i even told the cop that the person behind me was honking at me profusely. i just didnt bother arguing more because i figured he just wants to settle his quota and ill deal with it in court.
wow...that is just scary. No it is not up to a jury to prove you innocent, it is up to a jury to prove that you are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The problem you have is saying "I thought it was an emergency" doesn't raise a reasonable doubt...it's an explanation as to why you committed the crime. However, it's an explanation that isn't a legal defense. I suppose you could be trying to couch it in the justification defense, but it just doesn't cut it. What you're hoping for is a jury nullification. Where the jury says, yeah he's guilty, but let's find him not guilty anyways. I'm not saying you're going to get charged with perjury, but testifying falsely at any trial is a third degree felony (i.e. 2 - 10 years in prison). And while the officer didn't seem to care (probably because what you are saying isn't a defense in any shape or form) officers often take field notes that you don't know about. Realistically, there is no real chance of you getting charged with a felony, but the fact that you feel like you should commit a felony to avoid paying for a ticket where you admittedly did wrong is just stupid. If you want to take a chance that the officer won't show and your case gets dismissed, great. But, going in with a plan to lie under oath...good luck with that.
So your choices were: 1. Lose control of yourself and resort to violence. 2. Break the law. Why wasn't there a third choice to wait the additional 30-60 seconds and it would all be over?
Hopefully, SirCharlesFan isn't reading this thread and won't rat you out to the Austin Police Department.
Let me correct this as I just re-read what I wrote...it is up to the prosecutor to prove to the jury that you are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Just got a ticket recently in Round Rock. On this one road, the limit is 25. It's got this kind of steep drop where everyone just coasts down. Lucky me, they had a speed trap waiting on the other side for people doing just that. Got me going a whopping 35 in a 25. That will cost me $162 because I've already taken defensive driving in the last year.
