Cited Speeding Ticket in Skamania County, Washington

[blewis]

I highly recommend attending a court session PRIOR to yours. Call the Clerk and ask for the "contested hearing" schedule. And yes, every jurisdiction is different, but, normally the prosecution goes first and then you present your defense.

If, however, you're going to object to the admission of evidence, you MUST do that when the prosecutor presents it. Failure to voice a timely objection is deemed a waiver of the objection.

Good luck,
Barry

[star_gazer]

When is or was your hearing? I have on in the same county on Oct. 21.

[colemac65]

hmm.. The officer states that he was in the "stationary" mode. but then he states that he verified the patrol speed on the smd window and it was accurate with the speedometer. NOTE: this statement should only apply to "moving radar" Was he stationary or was he moving......basically was he operating the radar in the proper mode....

ANother thing....how can he attest that the tuning forks were in proper working order, when in fact there were no tests to confirm that statement.

He states throughout this that he verified the readings with his visual estimates of the defendants speed. But no where in this does he state how long he has been an officer, how much training or education or experience he has in the visual estimation of speed.

I think if you make a motion to surpress at a contested hearing based on the affidavit lacking foundation and insufficiencies you could win this.

oops, i missed part of the thread, sorry to play catch up so late in the game!!!