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gravityiscool
My question involves a speeding ticket from the State of Washington.
The officer pulled me over and stated I was speeding. I did not know what the officer used to stop me for speeding since the SMD or PACE block where not checked at all and he just wrote on the ticket that I was traveling 70+. It was not until I got the the discovery paperwork that I knew it was through pacing where I was going 78 on a 60. He mentioned in the Case Report that he paced me for one mile. I have two questions.
In the Case Report it states how the patrol car speedometer is checked for accuracy: every 90days by RADAR. He last checked his speedometer on the infraction date with XYZ radar unit. The "unit" serial number was scratched out and another number placed below the scratched out number. No initials or anything saying the officer did the scratching out. What do you think- is this a weak argument for getting this evidence suppressed?
Second: The location where he pulled me over was less than one mile where I had merged onto the freeway.