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    Default Error On Open Container Citation

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Georgia

    I received an open container citation on June 12th, but the date on my citation is June 25th. Should I say nothing and hope the officer doesn't notice? Then ask for the officer's records for June 25th to show I didn't receive the ticket that day. In addition, the container was a wine glass with what the officer assumed to be wine. I poured the so-called wine out when the officer asked, but did not acknowledge that it was actually wine. Is that really an open container of alcohol?

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    Default Re: Error On Open Container Citation

    Is that really an open container of alcohol?
    Of course it is. Since you're not denying here that it was wine, and if it WASN'T wine, you would have protested and denied it on the spot.

    You can contest the ticket, but don't be surprised to find that the officer corrected his mistake before filing it. If you noodle around here, you'll find someone else discovered exactly that.

    Consult an attorney - trying the "but he never confirmed it was wine, so it can't be an open container of alcohol!" defense can only end poorly.

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