Grounds For Dismissal? Traffic Cameras Fail To Show Up In Court To Testify

Key witnesses failed to show up for trial Tuesday in Athens-Clarke Municipal Court.

Lawyer Regina Quick, defending two clients from charges that they were photographed running red lights, subpoenaed five traffic cameras at the West Broad Street-Alps Road intersection to testify that her clients did indeed barge through on red.

"I didn't observe them as they came in, so I don't believe they'll be appearing," Quick said.

Jim Davis, the assistant county attorney who prosecuted the cases, said Quick should have subpoenaed county officials to produce the cameras if she needed them to make her case.

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fuzion - 5/27/2010 12:11:00 PM

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Ehh this topic is like years old.

Agent009 - 5/27/2010 12:59:43 PM

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It is a novel approach. You have the right to face your accuser, which in this case is an electronic device.

Agent009 - 5/27/2010 4:14:42 PM

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hammer900- so are you merely slumming?

kablaam - 5/27/2010 9:09:08 PM

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Traffic Infraction(most) is not a crime and is not subject to criminal prosecution, so the 6th amendment does not apply.

You are not eligible to a jury trial nor are you read Miranda rights. Most important, if you cannot afford an attorney the courts will NOT provide you one. In some jurisdictions, it can be years before a trial is set - based on the courts schedule- which would be grounds for dismissal under the 6th amendment in a criminal prosecution.

This is silly, don't drive like an idiot and you won't get a ticket. I have never been pulled over in my 22+ years on the road, go figure. By the way, I, like most drivers, do drive 5-10 mph over the limit and stay with the flow.

M35MT - 5/28/2010 1:08:36 PM

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kablaam!!!