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Originally Posted by Kulo
In July i got a speeding ticket going into Indianapolis. We were coming out of rain about a mile back so trafifc was crawling with semi's in the right lane so i did not see the speed limit drop from 70 to 65 mph. As soon as a third lane opened up i got over and proceeded to pass, didnt realize i "might" have hit 85 mph, at least thats what the state trooper said. Let me tell u, a 20 mph over 4 point ticket will ruin your summer fun. I live in MI so I decided to look into and seek the services of Wallace-Little Attorneys at Law out of Indiana. Must i say the best decision made. They got it reduced to "mechanical failure" ,( not sure what that is,but dont care), no points $180 fine. John Little did a great job and i cannot thank him enough.
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cudos on you "win" heres what happens in real life. You hire your attorney who shows up on your court date with you. He goes into the prosecutor's office (who he is probably friends with) and the officer may or may not be there depending on if it is a pre-trial or trial date. Your attorney says hey John (making up random prosecutor name) my guy (you) is a great guy, it was raining, there were semi's...blah blah blah blah. What do you say we give him an equipment violation with no points and he pays the fine. Prosecutor doesnt care cuz the court is getting paid. Officer doenst care cuz he is getting overtime just for being there. They chit chat some more and your attorney comes out and says something like...boy i sure went to bat for you. they didnt wanna budge but they knew it wasn't a a winner so we got it down to a equipment violation. Everyone is happy. Prosecuter - court got paid, Officer - got overtime, Defense Attorney - made a litte for no work, you- felt good cuz it got reduced.
Oh and Michigan and Georgia are non-compact states. What that means is points accrued in other states would not transfer to your Michigan license. The ticket would show up...but no points anyway.