My question involves traffic court in the State of: Alabama
Thank you in advance for reading this! And I apologize for my lack of experience because I've never been to a real trial before.
I have an upcoming court date for speeding. I mailed a discovery request to the courthouse, the DA's office, and the citing officer's agency, and then a few days later I mailed a motion to compel discovery to the courthouse and the DA's office. The DA responded with an email saying that they didn't plan on presenting any evidence except for the citation which I already have.
Assuming I don't get any of the items I asked for in discovery, I was planning on moving to dismiss because I was not allowed to adequately prepare a defense. But that might not be a good idea since the DA told me they're not gonna use any new evidence so there's nothing to discover. So in that case, I'll move that the court order the prosecution to not present any evidence beyond what they said they're gonna present. But that also puts me in kind of an awkward position.
In my cross-examination of the officer, I'd want to ask for documents that certify the radar gun used and the tuning fork and the officer's ability to use them. But then I'd have to say "No, that's inadmissible as evidence." And at the end I'd say that the prosecution has failed to prove to a legal degree of certainty that I was speeding, because their lack of evidence shed doubt on their claim, even though they're sitting with the evidence right there but without being able to use it.
What's the best way to go about this? Should I just keep my mouth shut when it comes to asking for the documents, and then make a closing statement that the prosecution could provide no certification for the speed measuring device? If the prosecution isn't allowed to provide any evidence beyond the citation, should I just skip the cross-examination altogether? What's the best way to bring to the court's attention the lack of documents that the prosecution would need to prove their case?
Thank you so much again.

