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  1. #1
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    Default Plea Bargaining with the Prosecuter

    I'm not a lawyer. I'm a surveyor. I get the odd ticket now and then, but almost ALWAYS plead not-guilty and defend myself. Of six trips to court, I've won 4 times. It's been a while, but now I heading back to court on some new tickets, and I'm a little unclear on the following:

    I fully understand that it is in the prosecutors interest to hear YOUR side of the story and consider dismissal of a traffic citation. But I don't want to sit there and give him my defence information in case he says "Sorry. We're going to trial". If I give up my defence strategy to the "opposition", he may now be better armed with a more strategic line of questioning for the officer.

    I recently met with our county prosecutor and, without giving him too much info, I made an offer that I would change my plea to guity on ONE of the three citations I recently got (all on one stop), if he would consider dropping the other TWO. He started asking me questions about the events, but I found myself being "wishy-washy" with my answers (suspicious of his motives).

    After quickly reviewing my request for disclosure, he quipped that "this officer isn't know for taking many notes" (I took that as a good sign). He said he'll discuss it with him and get back to me with a reply.

    So I guess my question is, is the prosecuter "friend" of "foe"?

    Bookm

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    Default Plea Bargaining

    If you give incriminating details to a prosecutor during plea bargaining, you should expect that they will be used against you if your ticket goes to hearing.

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