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I will contest the hearing.
1) once i submit the ticket and get a date of hearing, I will delay the hearing.
2) I will request for Discovery to see what the officer's sworn statements are. I will request Discovery 15 days prior to court day(requirement is 14 days), the prosecutor must provide me with requested documents at least 7 days prior to hearing date. if I dont get it, i will motion for dismiss. (IRLJ 3.1)
also based on what i see here, i might decide to get a lawyer.
3) request the calibration record for the speedometer of the motorcycle the officer rode and verify calibration date. If it is out of calibration, i will motion for dismiss.
4) if all above fail, argue the officer did not pace me properly. he did not maintain a constant speed and distance of sufficient amount of time (less than 1/8-1/4 mile). if he argue other wise, i will ask him for where did he receive his training for pacing as a speed measurement method(which there is no official training)
5) i'm shit out of luck and pay the fee and just fucking hire a lawyer next time. or you know... officer don't show up.
i'll be doing plenty technicality research before the court date, hopefully i'll be ready. thanks for all the input guys. I suppose its about time for me to get pulled over for something...
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