Metropolitan Court, Three Cases of Driving Without Insurance, Two Cases Fully Dismissed, Savings to Client of Over $9,000 In Fees And Fines - Attorney Success # 8
Our client had an incredible run of bad luck. In the span of three months, he received three tickets for driving with expired registration (Vehicle Code § 4000a), as well as other similarly minor violations. The tickets listed a total of nine vehicle code violations for unsafe lane change (Vehicle Code § 21658), driving across double yellow lines (Vehicle Code § 21651), not wearing a seatbelt (Vehicle Code § 27315d) and failing to show proof of insurance (Vehicle Code § 16028).
Our client’s car’s mechanical condition prevented him from receiving his smog certificate, so renewing his registration was difficult. After each ticket, he took his car to the mechanic, who was unable to fix the car’s exhaust system. Our client would then get another ticket for the same deficiency.
The client also lost the tickets when he took the car to the mechanic, so he repeatedly failed to appear in court, a violation of Vehicle Code § 40508. The tickets were then sent to collections.
Our client was aware that this was probable, so he called the court several times to get to the bottom of things, pay the tickets and keep his record clear. Each time, the court clerk was unable to even find one of the tickets. Mystified, our client finally concluded that the court lost the tickets.
Over six years later, our client applied for a job only to be informed that there were several warrants out for his arrest arising out of his failures to appear on each of the tickets described above. He then called our office.
Our office prepared a Motion to Dismiss for Violation of Defendant’s Due Process Rights to a Speedy Trial in each of the three cases. After all, our client was never served with the warrants or even mailed a notice concerning his need to appear. Since the cases were filed as misdemeanors and the client faced the possibility of incarceration, his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial applied.
The City Prosecutor, after being served our Motion to Dismiss, offered to resolve all three cases for a plea from our client to failing to appear and a $100 fine, plus penalties and assessments ($400), if we would take our motion off calendar. Our client accepted this offer because if the motion was denied, he would face fines of approximately $9,500. This plea bargain saved our client about $9,000, which he was quite happy with.
If you or a family member is facing a misdemeanor or misdemeanors for a driving offense, call our office today. We understand how a conviction for such a Vehicle Code violation, while not rape or murder, can ruin one’s employment and affect one’s insurance rates. We also fully appreciate how points with the DMV can result in revocation of your license.
One of our attorneys will speak with you immediately and will fight vigorously for you.
Call us today at (310) 782-2500 for your free consultation. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you.
When payment is an issue, we have very competitive flat fee rates to represent you or your family member. In special circumstances, we will also consider payment plans where payments are spread out over time. We also accept all major credit cards.
Call us today to let us do the worrying for you.
Our client’s car’s mechanical condition prevented him from receiving his smog certificate, so renewing his registration was difficult. After each ticket, he took his car to the mechanic, who was unable to fix the car’s exhaust system. Our client would then get another ticket for the same deficiency.
The client also lost the tickets when he took the car to the mechanic, so he repeatedly failed to appear in court, a violation of Vehicle Code § 40508. The tickets were then sent to collections.
Our client was aware that this was probable, so he called the court several times to get to the bottom of things, pay the tickets and keep his record clear. Each time, the court clerk was unable to even find one of the tickets. Mystified, our client finally concluded that the court lost the tickets.
Over six years later, our client applied for a job only to be informed that there were several warrants out for his arrest arising out of his failures to appear on each of the tickets described above. He then called our office.
Our office prepared a Motion to Dismiss for Violation of Defendant’s Due Process Rights to a Speedy Trial in each of the three cases. After all, our client was never served with the warrants or even mailed a notice concerning his need to appear. Since the cases were filed as misdemeanors and the client faced the possibility of incarceration, his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial applied.
The City Prosecutor, after being served our Motion to Dismiss, offered to resolve all three cases for a plea from our client to failing to appear and a $100 fine, plus penalties and assessments ($400), if we would take our motion off calendar. Our client accepted this offer because if the motion was denied, he would face fines of approximately $9,500. This plea bargain saved our client about $9,000, which he was quite happy with.
If you or a family member is facing a misdemeanor or misdemeanors for a driving offense, call our office today. We understand how a conviction for such a Vehicle Code violation, while not rape or murder, can ruin one’s employment and affect one’s insurance rates. We also fully appreciate how points with the DMV can result in revocation of your license.
One of our attorneys will speak with you immediately and will fight vigorously for you.
Call us today at (310) 782-2500 for your free consultation. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you.
When payment is an issue, we have very competitive flat fee rates to represent you or your family member. In special circumstances, we will also consider payment plans where payments are spread out over time. We also accept all major credit cards.
Call us today to let us do the worrying for you.