Thankfully, mine did not!
Today, in a
local municipal court in Camden County New Jersey, it seemed business as usual;
except for my client. The police officer
assigned to court room safety seemed bored out of his skull; he spent more time
looking at his cell phone than the courtroom.
The Judge spieled off potential consequences of pleading guilty for the
umpteen thousandth time; peering around the courtroom as he did so. Another lawyer’s client plead guilty to a
second DWI that happened on October 22, 2013; I have never had a client plead
guilty to a DWI in less than sixty days, because I never have full discovery in
that time. The poor client had no clue….
Today was
my second appearance for my client.
During the first visit, the prosecutor and court personnel could not
figure out why my client would not just plead guilty and pay the fine; after
all, it was a no point ticket.
Why
not? Because my client was not guilty;
that’s why! My client merely pulled in
to a local Starbucks to enjoy a gift-card from her son. The police officer accused my client of
pulling off to the right too soon. The
officer lamented that someone was killed at that intersection a year ago…. The officer lied to my client and stated that
there was video; my client was relieved…it would demonstrate that the turn was
proper!
However,
the police department replied to my discovery request, stating that there was
no video.
Today, the
charge against my client was dismissed!
(It has been a good day; I obtained another dismissal for a client this
morning in
Gloucester
County!)
Do not
plead guilty to something that you did not do!
Fight your
New Jersey
Traffic Ticket!
Contact me at
basneresq@me.com today.
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