Bricker, if you represent the OP could you ethically report back about your client [like "He told the officer “I gots your license hangin’ low” or “He asked me if the chick with the scales and the boob hanging out in front of the courthouse is the statue of limitations.”] in addition to the case? If so, we may have to start a collection to pay for your afternoon in court. Hell, we may even pay double if you successfully use the “bogus defense”.
I believe its spelled “H8n”
I’d chip in for that.
His sum total criminal record is a bit longer (bar fighting, vandalism, bounced checkes). He blew off a speeding ticket, then later was pulled over and hauled in because they’d suspended his license on the first one. He got out in the morning and blew that off… then the next time a cop tried to pull him over, he hit the gas (at about 2am)… well, that cop had a radio, so eventually the guy was stopped with the help of a cop in the next town down… at that point, none of the police officers were very happy and he got hauled in again.
That time, they didn’t let him go in the morning and he had to call an attorney or accept a public defender. He went with his own attorney (a nice guy who does the DUI stuff locally). Eventually, they piled up just about everything they could against him and the judge (having seen him on a routine basis for the fisticuffs and all the other stuff) listened to everything and found it all reasonable. I think the attorney basically kept him from doing jail time over it.
So, I guess you do have to build up a bit of a reputation to really get the book thrown at you.
If Bicker represents him and he allows his client to tell the court that the tickets are bogus (provable by transcript), then I will donate to the defense fund.
this hatin’ is bogus. I’ve seen hate and this ain’t it. :mad:
Ah, we can dream.
But sadly, in Virginia the General District Court, where this will be heard, is not a court of record. So unless there is some special reason to have a court reporter parent, there is no transcript.
On the plus side, anyone convicted in the General District Court has an appeal as of right – that is, an automatic appeal if they want it – to the Circuit Court.
You getting paid for getting someone off with the bogus defense isn’t a special enough reason? <sigh> There ain’t no justice.
Since so few judges are open to the true state of modern bogiosity… I’m sure the client will fail in his first attempt at the defense and will insist on an appeal. We could be looking at taking the bogus defense all the way to the Supreme Court where there will surely be someone to write something down about it. You’ll be heralded in the halls of JD as Bicker the Bogus - the person who finally proved our Constitutional right to protection from the bogiosity that is law enforcement!
So, what say you dopers? Will we fund this all the way to the Supreme court so that the OP and those like him will finally have the bogus defense that we all so richly deserve?
Quick, someone open up a Fundster account!
I don’t know about the bogus defense. This sounds more like the “I’m pleading innocent because I don’t feel the least bit guilty over what I did” defense.
That is the bogus defense.
I thought that was telling the police officer/DA/judge “These charges are BOGUS, Man!”
I obviously need to brush up on my teen comedy law.
Teen?
Heck, I thought booooguuusss was a Click and Clack old timers defense.
Well yeah, but that’s the way it works. Bogus is a term of art.
Anyone else envisioning the OP being represented by the excellent law offices of Theodore Logan and William S. Preston, Esquire?
Is their legal assistant named Melvin?
I’ll front you the .99 to buy the app.
Most judges prohibit the use of electronic communications or recording devices by anyone but the court reporter.
The 1.99 “full version” of the app takes care of that.
Who here doesn’t realize that you are enumerating my exact plan from the beginning? This is what I was always going to do, unless some thread advice made me decide differently.
I got my VDL today, paid $45 for the unpaid 2002 ticket (did NOT use the word “bogus” with the very nice DMV lady), and will be going to court next week.
Of course I know how to act in court. I’ve been to traffic court enough back in the 90s, when I averaged about 1 speeding ticket a year, to know what gets you smacked down in court.
However, for $10,000 US, I will gladly use the word “bogus” with the judge next Thursday, and record it for your enjoyment.
For 50K, I’ll even use the phrase “That’s totally bogus, man”.
For 250k, who knows what the fuck i might say? ROFL
For 500K, I’ll swear at the judge. Repeatedly.