Quote (xXDreamAlongXx @ Oct 2 2015 09:29pm)

They didn't give me any papers saying what I was charged with or when my court date was.
I had to ask the front desk of the county prison for my charges, and the court info is supposed to be given to me in 1-3 weeks.

They also detained me, searched my car, then read me my rights.

Quote (xXDreamAlongXx @ Sep 30 2015 02:26pm)

Cop accuses me of highway racing
I honestly wasn't

A Mustang GT pulled up to me and floored it, it was spinning for like one whole gear and not going anywhere, and then pull away when he shifted.
Next thing I knew I was being pulled over for "racing", I didn't even downshift, didn't even floor it. I was arrested because the cop heard a loud engine noise and saw two cars going at a "high rate of speed".

He didn't clock my speed either, I was going 45 in a 55 about to turn into my school. Wow, such a high rate of speed...

How do I go about fighting this? This is BS.
I been saving for the past year, and now I have to put all the money I earned into an attorney to fight something I didn't even do.

It's a Class B misdemeanor, up to $2000 fine and 180 days in jail.

Quote (cjlove90 @ Oct 8 2015 04:04am)

Lawyers will easily cost more than 2k.
Maybe just represent yourself and try not to say anything that will incriminate yourself

Quote (Epicexecution @ Oct 7 2015 08:10pm)

traffic court lawyer could be cheaper, but there is no way I would represent myself as a teenager. The judge will laugh in his face and will not take him seriously, no matter legitimate his case/how prepared

Quote (ZK9GT @ Oct 9 2015 06:03pm)

Why would you assume so? He has just as much rights as any other person. Maybe the Judge will be one who was persecuted as a teenager as well and will feel for defendant. Even if he is charged with the offense, it can always be appealed and looked at by another Judge.

You make it seem as though the law is corrupt against adolescents.

Just represent your case to the judge. Be very respectful, pay attention and you should be fine.

Quote (cjlove90 @ Oct 8 2015 12:52pm)

You can always consult lawyers they usually have 30 min. Free consultation to evaluate how good of a case you have.

Quote (cjlove90 @ Oct 8 2015 10:52am)

You can always consult lawyers they usually have 30 min. Free consultation to evaluate how good of a case you have.

Quote (Jurikeh @ Oct 9 2015 01:23pm)

That usually only counts towards cases where there is money owed, a traffic stop isn't the type of stuff lawyers will look at for free, because if you cant afford a lawyer before your case your not going to be able to afford it after as there is no money to be awarded.