QUESTION
can another police give me a ticket based on the word of another police
Asked on Sep 14th, 2015 on Traffic Violations - South Carolina
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a lot of cars was driving along side of me on a busy road one cop told another cop that a black Ram truck was speeding so the cop who did not witness me speeding at all stopped me and said Im giving you this ticket for speeding based on what my partner said. I wasnt speeding and the cop who issued the ticket with his name on it did not witness me speeding either
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Aviation Law Attorney serving Mount Pleasant, SC
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J. Brooks Davis, Attorney at Law
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Take it to court. If the officer who actually witnessed the violation (assuming there was one) isn't present then the judge must rule in your favor as you Constutional right to "confront an adverse witness" will be violated. It's the same as getting into an accidernt that the police did not witness and the other party fails to appear. The court must throw out the charge.
Answered on Sep 15th, 2015 at 11:02 AM