240SXer wrote:It looks like these other charges would have been just as good. I'm gonna look into getting it reduced into one of these:
22107. No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.
22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.
22100. Except as provided in Section 22100.5 or 22101, the driver of any vehicle intending to turn upon a highway shall do so as follows: (a) Right Turns. Both the approach for a right-hand turn and aright-hand turn shall be made as close as practicable to theright-hand curb or edge of the roadway except:
These cannot apply. Look at the intent of the laws. 22107 is basically saying not to make a turning movement until it is asafe to do so. Essentially, so that you don't hit another car.
22350. Basic Speed law. I doubt they would cite you for this unless you actually hit someone or an officer was presenting a prima facie case for breaking the speed limit.
22100. This just says to turn from as close as possible to the right edge of the road. Say if you are going to turn onto another street, or into a driveway, you stay as close to the right side as possible so that it physically signals your intenet to turn right, and block another vehicle from passing you on the right before you make the turn. You won't believe how many people get into accidents for failing to do this.
I'll say it's not better to plead down your case in my opinion. I think the judge will just think you are avoiding a 2 point offense. By trying to plead down, you are giving somekind of inference that you did something wrong. I doubt he would offer this anyways. Though, if it is a misdemeanor, you will get an opportunity to talk to a DA. You can attempt to make a bargain with him. And if neither agrees, the discussions you have aren't allowed in court. Only the evidence of the offense available. Basically your statement against the cop's statement in this case. It comes down to credibility. But judges usually see a cop's testimony as credible unless you can show reason for doubt.
It's hard to say what the best angle is. Give us more detail as to what happened. How long was this burnout? Time and distance. Was there any noise? Smoke? How wide a slide was it? What was traffic like? What time was it? What was visibiity like? What conversations did you have with the officer? And please be honest. The best defense is knowing exactly what you are looking at. Also, it helps to be able to establish what the officer might say as well. But I am thinking it would be best to build a case around whether or not it was your intention to slide your car out. If you weren't racing another car, or taking off with the gas pedal to the floor, then it might be hard for the officer to prove you meant to do that. But again, it comes down to credibility.
Bubba, cops in CA seem to show up right before they need to. Almost as if they've scheduled a time to show up. So far, I've been to court 6 times and I've never even seen the officer that issued my citation before the court opens.
was coming the other way. I immediately pulled over knowing he's gonna do it any. He pulls me over and bla bla bla gives me a ticket for 23109(C), I acted like a wuss so he wouldn’t want to be a **** back to me and pop my hood. Luckily he didn’t 
Anyway, now I got this ticket, i think the fine is like 500 bux and it's a 2-point ticket, which can also be bumped up to a Misdemeanor. 
