My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of CA in Ventura County. I received a speeding ticket in July, for going 86 in a 65 mph zone. I was definitely speeding but I never go close to that speed so I was unhappy about that because it wasn't accurate (I'd estimate 75.) The officer who wrote the ticket was kind of erratic: he kept asking me if I'd been drinking (nope) and put his arms in my car window to have me follow his fingers with my eyes. I hadn't had a ticket in 20+ years and when I pulled over I was nervous but ready to ask questions: the speed he thought I was going, for info on the radar, etc. but his behavior so threw me off I didn't ask about any of that and just signed the ticket and got out of there. Anyway, I did send in a trial by declaration, stating my issues and also saying he'd made a number of mistakes on the ticket (regarding the owner of the car/address of the owner, I realize not relevant to the speeding but 3 mistakes on one ticket seemed off). So I just received a letter back and the court did find me guilty but is refunding $128 of my $435 bail and stating I need to complete traffic school by 1/15/15. Since I was admittedly speeding should I just wrap it up here? I'm curious about the reason for the reduction and wish they'd given me more info in their response but unless the police officer doesn't show up to the new trial I feel like this is probably the best possible outcome. Any other opinions?
Speeding Tickets: Partial Refund After a Trial by Declaration - Probably the Best I Can Hope for?
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