I got a stunting ticket in the mail. Dash cam user complained to police about me.

[killramos]

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The reason I didn't was more simple: I told them where I was, following behind the guy weaving like a motherfucker. I couldn't see any more than the back of the car, hadn't seen the driver. Drop your Tim's, get your fucking lights and sirens on and roll up behind this drunk and arrest him. What do you need me to testify for if you are doing your job correctly? No chance my testimony would have been useful.

This. If it isn’t such a slam dunk DUI that they don’t need me to get a conviction, I want no part of it.

[roopi]

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Lol. I just grilled the shit out of a civilian security guard complainant on cross-examination who reported my client as a drunk driver. My client blew .07 but the a rookie cop still charged her with impaired driving. That was a one-off cross that is shown in movies - after I was done the cop was so embarrassed. Admitted to being a rookie at the time, not taking proper notes and testifying how my client was behaving so belligerently and smelt like booze so had to be impaired. After I was done my cross with her, the Crown just dismissed the charge. So that's my long way of saying perhaps you saved yourself a lot of embarassment by not testifying.

Just depends on a specific situation. If the person is so bad that they are endangering lives then yes you should testify. But if it's situation where the person MAY have been drinking and are sitting in their in a parking lot and not actively driving (like my client) then maybe not.

Your client blew .07 and they MAY have been drinking?

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0.08 is impaired according to the law. He said nothing about his client not drinking. Just not impaired.

[spikerS]

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Your client blew .07 and they MAY have been drinking?

are you really trying to debate technicalities with a criminal defense lawyer?

[shakalaka]

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Attachment 88656

Haha I love this. Going to use that next time instead of my usual, 'Thanks, those are all my questions for you. Please answer any follow up questions my friend may have.'

Funnily enough, during this specific cross as I was going perhaps a little too hard the judge interrupts the flow of my cross saying 'please be respectful' at one point. I almost blew my lid at the judge and said last I checked this was an adversarial process and I am duty bound towards my client to do an effective cross. But probably a good thing I didn't say anything in response and continued onwards. lol

[killramos]

Man. I could never be civil enough to be a lawyer.

[zipdoa]

Bump - did I miss the outcome to this thread? Has it gone to trial yet?

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nvm- adjourned for a few months

[16hypen3sp]

^ Yup still adjourned. Of course they made the trial date for when I'm gone working. Gave them my dates for when I'm available but they were shot down every time because the 'officer isn't available'. Filed a forward of adjournment (I think that's what it's called) last week. Have to go in front of a judge mid next month to get the trial date changed so I can attend. May or may not be granted.

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[16hypen3sp]

Wow what a saga this is turning out to be. Went thru all the motions to get the trial date changed. Trial is tomorrow but figured I'd better start making some phone calls to see if it's going ahead. Crown office couldn't tell me anything. Sounds like they're getting put thru the ringer there. Had to call the RD court house and they just said nothing is going ahead and it is unknown when it will be. She seemed unsure tho.

I feel like I should still go to make sure tho. I dunno.

[vengie]

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Wow what a saga this is turning out to be. Went thru all the motions to get the trial date changed. Trial is tomorrow but figured I'd better start making some phone calls to see if it's going ahead. Crown office couldn't tell me anything. Sounds like they're getting put thru the ringer there. Had to call the RD court house and they just said nothing is going ahead and it is unknown when it will be. She seemed unsure tho.

I feel like I should still go to make sure tho. I dunno.

Unless I had a confirmed court date on paper I would still go just to be sure.
Last thing you want to do is miss the court date

[brucebanner]

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Unless I had a confirmed court date on paper I would still go just to be sure.
Last thing you want to do is miss the court date

+1

[16hypen3sp]

Solid copy. I have to drop off some income tax paperwork tomorrow morning anyway at the accountants so I'll head to court first thing to make sure.

[16hypen3sp]

Here's an article here regarding court system. They are limiting everything. Only moving forward with urgent or emergency matters.

https://globalnews.ca/news/6683787/c...gent-hearings/

[16hypen3sp]

Update:

As per above, I decided I better show up just in case something needed to happen. I was the only person there. Waited around to see if the witness would show but she didn't. Didn't really matter tho as the Courts had already decided to push all trials down the road due to COVID outbreak. Mine was pushed again for few more months as of now. They are unsure if the date set will actually go ahead. Time will tell.

No more traffic court for the time being.

[dirtsniffer]

Ask for a dismissal due to unreasonable time delay first?

[16hypen3sp]

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Update:

As per above, I decided I better show up just in case something needed to happen. I was the only person there. Waited around to see if the witness would show but she didn't. Didn't really matter tho as the Courts had already decided to push all trials down the road due to COVID outbreak. Mine was pushed again for few more months as of now. They are unsure if the date set will actually go ahead. Time will tell.

No more traffic court for the time being.

Update:

Alberta courts released their stage 1 resumption plan which covers the dates of May 25th to July 3rd. Traffic court is not scheduled to resume within stage 1. Unfortunately, my trial is within this window. It will be 'presumptively adjourned for six weeks and rescheduled at a later date.'

Bummer as I was hoping for a conclusion early next month. Oh well, the saga continues.

https://albertacourts.ca/docs/defaul...sn=fe649e80_10

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[dirtsniffer]

I dont remember exactly whats going on here but if they cant prove it was you operating your bike shouldn't it be a registered owners ticket with no demerits?

[bjstare]

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I dont remember exactly whats going on here but if they cant prove it was you operating your bike shouldn't it be a registered owners ticket with no demerits?

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