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    Default Failure to Stop and Yield at a Stop Sign

    I recently received a ticket from a local police officer concerning my failure to properly stop and yield at a stop sign. The incident occurred like this: 11:45 pm in Pennsylvania, I was driving home from work to my house. I arrived a stop sign to which I was required to yield to oncoming traffic, as it was only a stop sign for my road and not the opposing. I proceeded to stop and upon seeing a car's headlights dimly at least 600 feet or so down the road, I proceeded to continue through the intersection. The car happened to be a police cruiser of a local officer who continued to let me know that I had caused "a near accident." I reluctantly agreed with the officer, knowing he is notorious for a crooked background in my area. He than handed me a 100 dollar ticket to which I aim to dispute in court. My reasons for this also consist of a misdemeanor belonging to the same said officer a few days ago involving 2 friends of mine and him. Upon being stopped and having his car searched, my friend's car was containing illegal marijuana paraphernalia. After this search concluded, the said officer who had also gave me my ticket proceeded to talk friendly with my friend, to whom he discovered he had known through wrestling and his father from before. Afterwards, my friend was called to follow him to the station, after which he was given 2 options: Be prosecuted for possession, or serve as an informant for the police in finding a bigger dealer. I find relations between this case and mine in that I truly feel I have played a role in completing this crooked said officer's quota. My questions about this case are as follows:
    1. Would an argument on my behalf refuting this officer's claim be possible, and perhaps more so,
    2. Would the inclusion of the knowledge of this said incident indict in strengthening my case against this officer's credibility or merely weaken my case.
    Any help and/or suggestions on similar stories or strategies would be greatly, greatly, appreciated.

    Thanks in advance.

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