Thursday, May 22, 2008

Helping daughter fight traffic ticket with no lawyer? -

I am unable to afford a lawyer for the court date and we plan to plead not guilty. I have statutes, vehicle codes and the like, that I would like to site to the judge. But I am wondering how much I will be able to say in defense of my minor daughter if we do not have a lawyer or will she be expected to speak for herself.

Don t worry about it too much just put it in riteing so they know ahead. When i fought my tickets i hed drawn a diagram showing what happened and why i did it but when it came time to defind my self the jug jest let me go because the officer that wrote me the ticket didn t show up. But be sure that the jug sees how sorry she is. Good Luck!

If you are talking British courts then there is no problem. Anyone can speak up for her it doesn t even have to be a relative. When I worked in a prison one of the strokes pulled was for a man to nominate his wife ( for example ) to assist him with his legal paperwork ( Known as a McKenzie Friend ) and this way he got to have more regular visits with her as she was entitled to legal as well as domestic visits.

I went in and fought my ticket and had plenty to say. The City Attorney wasn t really interested in anythiing I had to say. He just flat out didn t want to deal with me. So he struck it down to a warning and I walked away. You would be surprised at how busy they are. Most of the time, they just take it down to get you out of their hair.

Minors in traffic court are usually expected to speak for themselves. (Although a parent or guardian is required to attend with them in my State) Your best bet is to simply brief her as well as possible before court. Richard

If you get too legalistic with the judge, it will anger him/her. Do not try to play lawyer. Just appear as a concerned father who is puzzled because you do not understand why the officer thought she was at fault.

The judge should allow you to help her. Make that clear to them as soon as you receive word of the court date.

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