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Originally Posted by mkx
Some really good advise here. I know if the cop doesn't show I have a good chance of getting off so could even ask for a new trial date if the cop shows, saying I need more time to gather evidence or get advise from an attorney. I like the advise of finding out his off day but how would i go about doing that? Just call the station? Also, filling a complaint against him sounds like it could help but i'm guessing it could be risky and probably won't do no good.
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What would you have to file a complaint against him for?
If you are thinking of complaining that he was already speeding, forget it. It will go nowhere, he could easily say, "I saw you in my mirror and sped up so I could pace you." Done deal, your complaint is tossed and you will most likely pay the full fine because you know he will show up now.
If you show up and he shows up and you try to get a new date you have to give them a good reason as to why you need a new date. You would have to explain in detail what "evidence" you plan to gather so there is a pretty good chance you wouldn't be granted a new date since this is just a speeding ticket.
As for finding out his days off just call the station he works out of and ask what days he is on. they may want to know why you want to know that so you would have to come up with some reason for needing to know that.
If it were me the first thing I would do is call my insurance company and ask them how much your rate would go up with this ticket on your record. If it is very little or nothing, don't bother. If it is a pretty good chunk of change do as Jim says and spend 100-200 to talk to a traffic attorney and see if they can get it tossed or reduced to something less damaging to your record. If that don't work (or you can afford that), then try to schedule your court case for a time that is least convenient for him. If he works graveyard and gets off at 7am, try to set it for 9-10 am. The last thing this guy might want to do after he gets off work is sit around a couple hours and then go to traffic court. Or set it for as early as you can on his day off. He may not want to drag his ass out of bed. Then just hope he doesn't show. You might have trouble with this because sometime the court will decide for you so you may not get the exact date and time.
In reality you will probably just end up paying, so just slow down.
