Should I plead guilty or innocent to a trafic ticker?
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Should I plead guilty or innocent to a trafic ticker?
My brother and I were both stopped at a 4-way intersection, me in front of him. We accelerated when the light turned green, both of us had black smoke coming out of our exhaust pipes we drive diesels the officer pulled us both over for muffler modifications and gave us both citations claiming that we blacked out the intersection and this was at 8 pm, completely dark outside. Is this something that is worth fighting against or should I just paying the $167 ticket?
Asked on November 28, 2017 under General Practice, Tennessee
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
It is difficult to win outright in traffic court: as you can imagine, the court will generally trust the officer's testimony over yours. Add to that the fact of you want a trial, you almost always have to come to court at least twice ( once to enter your not guilty plea in person, once for the trial), which means giving up two workdays to this, and it most likely much more cost effective to pay this ticket.
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