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Traffic Tickets in NC - Followup

by Hank Gillette <hankgillette@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 14, 2008 at 01:51 PM

To recap, I was charged last month with speeding in North Carolina, and 
received a couple of solicitations from NC legal firms for 
representation.

I decided to retain one of the firms. For $85, the firm represented me 
in traffic court and was able to plead the charge down to "improper 
equipment", a non-moving violation. My fine was $5 less than the bail on 
my ticket.

I still think this is kind of a scam, in that North Carolina is more 
interested than the revenue than the actual charge, and is willing to 
allow lawyers to share in the revenue.

But, I'm guessing that my savings on my auto insurance by not having a 
moving violation on my record might compensate for the lawyer's fee, so 
in that sense it's a win-win-win situation. 

It's kind of scary to realize that this sort of thing goes on all the 
time in criminal court, and apparently the justice system would 
completely bog down if it didn't.

-- 
Hank Gillette

"If you can't drink everyone under the table, well, you're just wasting
the 
whole experience of being an alcoholic."  -- "HusseinTenaX" at TPM
 




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Traffic Tickets in NC - Followup
Hank Gillette <hankgil  2008-05-14 13:51:05 
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Neal Eckhardt <neckhar  2008-05-14 10:15:32 
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"Bill Bonde { ''the   2008-05-14 08:57:34 
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Les Albert <lalbert1@[  2008-05-14 09:11:15 
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Paul L. Madarasz <madp  2008-05-14 13:42:00 
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Neal Eckhardt <neckhar  2008-05-15 09:47:41 
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"Bill Bonde { ''the   2008-05-14 08:13:18 
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"Richard R. Hershber  2008-05-14 09:04:55 
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"Bill Bonde { ''the   2008-05-14 10:44:01 
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candeh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-17 06:24:20 
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TedTheCat <tedthecat85  2008-05-14 10:50:14 
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"Richard R. Hershber  2008-05-14 10:55:41 
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"Lisa Ann" <  2008-05-14 14:08:42 
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"Richard R. Hershber  2008-05-14 12:03:03 
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"Reunite Gondwanalan  2008-05-14 13:44:03 
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bill van <billvan@[EMA  2008-05-17 19:11:28 
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"Roy Smith" <  2008-05-17 20:15:40 
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QueBarbara <que.barbar  2008-05-17 19:37:10 
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huey.callison@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-18 15:04:10 
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Bill Turlock <"Bi  2008-05-14 13:17:36 
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Bill Turlock <"Bi  2008-05-14 13:52:14 
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TedTheCat <tedthecat85  2008-05-14 15:48:19 
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candeh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-17 06:20:18 
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paulydak <im@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-17 11:20:01 
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ctbishop@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-05-17 12:58:45 
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Bob Ward <bobward@[EMA  2008-05-17 15:05:50 
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paulydak <im@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-19 13:04:02 
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Guillermo el Gato <dev  2008-05-20 11:38:31 

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