This post is to try and clear up a common misconception about traffic court. I have many clients who hire me and say, “can you reset my case a bunch of times so the officer won’t show up and my case will be dismissed”.
In theory, this sounds like a good strategy. In practice it has no affect at all as to whether an officer comes to court. Each time you continue or reset your case, the officer will be notified by subpoena when the hearing is, so if he wants to be there, he will be there.
Most dismissals that come from officers not being present is because the officer just couldn’t be there or didn’t care to be there, but not because he didn’t know to be there.
That being said, there is a certain strategy to setting cases for trial. Certain officers and certain agencies are know for not always showing up for trial. Being an experienced Ticket Attorney and knowing all the officers in the county who write the majority of the tickets is very helpful. If you have a ticket and are looking for an experienced Traffic Lawyer give us a call.
If you want more information about my firm you can go to www.dontpaythatticket.com or call us at 561-989-9999.
