had togoto court for reckless driving, but case never went to trial, settled for accelarated rehabilitation program
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Yes.\n\nRemember that piece of paper that said\nPeople of the State of _________ (Plaintiff)\nv.\nYOU (Defendant)\n\n(may have been City of or Village of or whatever)\n\nyou probably pled guilty in agreement that this owuld be the sentence.
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Go to court on your court date.  You are not necessarily fighting the charges - especially if you are guilty.  Be prepared with a copy of you motor vehicle report.  Plead guilty, apologize and respectfully ask the judge for traffic school or something so it won't go on your insurance. Every time I have gone to court the judge has reduced my ticket so it didn't get on my insurance.    The fine will probably be the same as if you just paid the fine but at least it won't go on your insurance.  You will then have to pay the fine plus pay for traffic school but still it is worth it if it doesn't increase your insurance for the next 7 years.
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You have probably confessed to the officer and have clearly confessed to the insurance co.\n\nMake retributions to the car owner quickly, and get receipts.\n\nThen be forth-coming with the prosecutor, and seek mercy.  If you show regret, bear responibility, the prosecutor could easily drop all penalties, and offer a bargain.
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This sounds like a problem that needs law enforcement to follow through with a criminal charge.   I do not know anything about where you live, but it seems to me that there are social services in everystate who will help you recover from the abuse.  Suing someone doesn't always mean a victory in court nor does it mean that you will be healed of your personal pain.   a good therapist can help you work through your pain.
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It is expensive and difficult to take any government entity "to court."  You are also not very likely to draw much sympaty being that you lost your license for DUI.\n\nCall around to some attorneys.  You probably want to try some who handle DUI cases.  They know the system better for what you need.  You will have better luck with a less reputable attorney, as they will take a broader range of cases than a more sucessful atty with a specialized practice.
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My husband got charged with reckless driving after doing 84 in a 55.  He was advised to hire a lawyer, which he did, even though it was a misdemeanor charge.  The lawyer got it reduced to speeding, and he had to pay a much smaller fine.  Far fewer points on his record too.  But of course, lawyers cost money, so in the end, he ended up paying the same amount.  But the advantage was the reduction in points on his record.  I have heard some cases in which the lawyer can get the charge dismissed entirely.  So, this might be a good route for you.
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Well since in Canada, here is what you do.\n\nMake sure you plea bargain you do not need a lawyer use the court appointed attorney.  Since you admit you had possession but not for sale, you also were given a promise to appear, so it sounds like you were not arrested and taken to the police station.\nAnd even if so you did not need a judges permission to be bailed out.\n\nHaving no criminal past behaviour the judge for you standing up and taking responsibility for having an illegal substance will give you probation, most likely a peace bond.  The judge will give you a chance to correct your life.  If you are using coke, you have a problem to deal with, weed I can understand, but coke.\n\nYour probation may include not having any illigal substances on your person at all, and seeing a counsellor to assist you in not using coke anymore.  After six months and all conditions met, the judge may exponge your record, but change your life cause using coke gets you nowhere in the long run, have 5 expressos in 5 minutes you will be just as hyper.\n\nHope this helps, and leave the crap alone.\n\nYour probationary period may be for two years as well, but the judge will most likely not jail you, because of your past record.\nMake sure you plea bargain, the crown wants a conviction on record, and will support probation, plus a trial is costly, and most likely will end in the same facts.  Also before plea bargaining find out if the police had the right to search you, this you will need a lawyer and you might need to spend about 500 to 1000 dollars for this.\n\nBut if not challenging the search then go with the first suggestion and make sure there is nothing of a charge to possession with intent to traffic or distribute.  if only possession stick to the first part.
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Dear Friend,\n\nIt's possible.  You need to have a consultation with a plaintiffs' personal injury lawyer.  Many will give you a free first consultation.\n\nYours in Him,\nFrancesois
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Contact a lawyer.  Make sure you take care of this right away so you aren't charged with something more serious than just parking tickets!  The attorney should also be able to tell you what documentation you will need to show to the court to prove that the car was not in your possession at the time the tickets were issued.
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My friend got a reckless driving ticket and said you only have to go to court if you want to contest the ticket. You can chance that the cop won't show up but if he/she does then you'll still have to pay the ticket plus you'll have to pay the court fees. Despite going with the flow of traffic, the cop still had the right to give you a ticket. Just pay the ticket and go to traffic school and you'll be fine.
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You  would need to return to court and revisit the judgment, which seems to have been rather harsh. If you live in a different state/jurisdiction now, you could approach the DMV directly. Indeed, you might inquire of the DMV whether the order made was legal when made, and is legal now. Judges cannot invent driving bans: they have to find them in the law to apply.\n\nBut we don't know where you live, do we, so I can't do your research for you. Furthermore, revision of judgments and orders in juvenile cases us jurisdiction-specific, but generally liberal. Expungement or amendment of such a long-term order is not unlikely. It would be best to do this through a lawyer or, failing that, a charity. There are procedural technicalities you could find frustrating; also it's a bad idea to plead your own case if you're dealing with a court and not the DMV.\n\nWhatever you do, don't drive unlicensed (or in your state of conviction without permission from the DMV while licensed elsewhere). To do so is to drive uninsured, which is a further offense. And potentially a tragedy.
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You might have an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. You should look it up in the law library and if so challenge on appeal or through habeas proceedings. You also need to send a letter to the sate bar and ask them to pursue disciplinary action. Somebody who won't even see you does not need to be praticing law.\n\nJust my two cents
429294
you drove without a license. what did you hit? it can be revoked. you did not list state or country
400321
You are lucky to have been given a third chance. Generally speaking the case would have been dismissed (in my state) after the second no show.
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Absolutely normal.  The wheels of justice turn very very slowly, largely in part due to the discover process.  You are in the early stages of discovery.  This is a tedious process, especially in personal injury cases.  The questions you referenced are known as "interrogatories".  Your attorney probably filed the answers, or if he didn't, he might have made an agreement with defendant's attorney for an extension of time. In the grand scheme of things, this is not a very big deal.  Remember that there is a lot of stuff that goes on behind the scenes between counsel.  Discovery takes FOREVER.  For a personal injury case, you might be looking at boxes of documents that the attorney has to put together and send out.  Also, there are typically a dozen or so requests for medical records and subpoenas that have to be sent out to the hospitals in order to get your medical records.  It's a pain, and a time consuming pain at that.\n\nYour best bet would be to write him a letter and ask for a status update of your case.  Find out what discovery requests have been served, what discovery the defendants have produced, what additional depositions have been scheduled.  Tell him you understand that he has other cases and clients and that he is a busy guy, but that you want a monthly status report detailing what has been done in the last month to move the case forward, and what his next plan of action is going to be.  Ask him to place the sending of this status report on his calendar.  (Keep in mind he's going to bill you for the time it takes to write this report.)\n\nAlso, if you want to monitor what papers have been filed in your case, search for the website of your local county/circuit court.  You should be able to search by party name, or if you have any of the pleadings, the docket number.  This way, you can check for yourself to see what has been filed.\n\nYour attorney does not have an obligation to call you everytime something happens with your file.  However, this does not mean he can ignore phone calls or requests for information.  It seems like he is moving the case along.  Keep in mind that any delays might be because of conflicts in his schedule or opposing counsel's schedule, not necessarily laziness or ambivelence.  Request the status report.  If he doesn't start providing you with updates, talk to a representative of the state bar association to lodge a complaint.\n\nGood luck.
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Well, he outta not be behind the wheel of a vehicle if he has brain damage! As far as talking to the judge, good luck on that one.
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Southwind gives good advise and I must restate some that has already been said.  First, talk to an attorney.  If the husband talks to the DA’s office, they will likely not do anything to him.  When I investigated similar crimes, we were trained to use two major criteria.  1. Did he take part in committing the crime?  2. Did he knowingly benefit from the crime?  If the answer is YES to either question, we would “consider” accessory charges as an option.  However, even we would go to the DA’s office for advice.  We were not lawyers so we would ask the people who would be prosecuting the case if we were proceeding correctly for a conviction.  \n\nState laws differ from state to state and I can only speak of the state I was in (Oklahoma), but I was told specifically by an attorney in the DA’s office that with one exception, it was not a crime to have knowledge of a crime.  That one exception was child abuse/endangerment.  I specifically asked about murder/homicide.  I was told “no,” knowledge of murder/homicide was not a crime.  So, I’m sure you see the fine line they must walk in this case.  If the husband comes out and points the finger with proof, he will likely not be punished if he was not involved.  \n\nOne last note before someone mentions the issue of a spouse bearing witness against a spouse.  The law in most states is that a spouse can not be “compelled” to bear witness.  Voluntary testimony is completely admissible.  \n\nBest of luck to your friend and again, CALL AN ATTORNEY.