Officer "Forgot" to Sign My Speeding Affidavit

[jaxsonlaw]

My question involves a speeding ticket from the State of: WASHINGTON

I received the discovery for my speeding ticket, and the officer forgot to sign the affidavit. Is this enough for dismissal? Or, is there anything else in the discovery that you can see that would dismiss this citation?

I also received, but did not attach the four pages of WSP SMD REPORT, since I only couldn't attach more than four photos.

Thanks!

Jaxson

[BrendanjKeegan]

You could try, but he put his badge number down, so you may get no luck.

Further, the officer failed to specify what number patrol vehicle he was in at the time he achieved the reading. Therefore, he cannot say to a legal degree of certainty that the reading he obtained was accurate.

Brendan

[jaxsonlaw]

Thanks Brendan,

Another thing I noticed was (on the second page,) the "Defendant's Driving Status is marked DWLS/R 3 Degree"; however, that never happened. The officer never mentioned DWLS because I have aways had a valid license. My ticket even states that my license expires in 2013.






J

[BrendanjKeegan]

Probably won't be much of a problem since you aren't charged with it. But if you want to, you can go to a DOL and get a copy of your driving record to see if it's had any suspensions on it and be ready to prove to court.

Brendan

[jaxsonlaw]

Thanks again, Brendan...


I'll do my best to build my case...


If you or anyone else finds anything, please feel free to let me know! I can use all the help I can get!

[blewis]

This officer's name is "Gocha"???!!! That's FUNNY!

As far as I can see, the affidavit says that the "vehicle is equipped with a speed sensor cable" (although the font looks funny), yet nowhere does he indicate that the vehicle's speedometer was calibrated and certified. If the "speed sensor cable" is what determines the "patrol" speed, and the target vehicle's speed is "computed" using the patrol speed, the speedometer SHOULD ALSO be certified.

Barry