Traffic Court Aug 7 17 SilverSpecial

How to Be Prepared for Traffic Court https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxjQ1-oJb54 Aug 7 2017

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I'm judge Baldwin glad you clicked on
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this video it'll make you better and
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tragically but please don't be like this
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guy in a minute just a second I got in
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this Court
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alright look you and the undershirt take
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off your head take your food in your
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drink outside of the courtroom and hang
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up your phone and don't roll your eyes
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at me sir don't be like him pay
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attention when you hear your name called
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go immediately to the judge and tell the
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judge what you want to do I want to
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plead guilty judge or I want a trial
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Barbara burns good morning Your Honor my
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name is Barbara burns and I would like
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to plead not guilty and have a trial I
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have a defense in this matter
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and I have two witnesses and they're
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present here in court thank you miss
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burns I'll call your case for trial as
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soon as I finish with my other cases be
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sure to have your witnesses ready and
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remember you'll be able to cross-examine
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the policemen thank you your honor
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if you decide to plead not guilty you're
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entitled to a trial that means you can
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cross-examine the police officer and
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produce your own evidence the key thing
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here is to be prepared with your
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witnesses and your papers can be ready
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to question the wastes all right before
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I begin miss burns trial mr. Jeffrey
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marks has asked for a trial so Jeffrey
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marks would you please step forward
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and as the police officer who issued mr.
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marks the ticket president in court yes
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would you please step for him when all
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three of you please raise your right
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hand you swear to tell the truth the
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whole truth and nothing but the truth so
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help you God Roger do you now officer
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I'd like you to state your name and tell
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me what happened the night you issued
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the ticket to mr. marks yes my name is
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officer Jack babe I was parked in my
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vehicle at oak and cherry when I
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observed mr. marks drive past a yield
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sign and failed to yield to a pedestrian
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it was 9:00 p.m.
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in dark mr. marks presented me his
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license and told me he did not see the
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yield sign nor the pedestrian mr. Maxton
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like to cross-examine yes your honor
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officer was it dark and rainy that night
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hmm yes was the yield sign covered by a
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wet branch when you stopped me
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maybe that's all the questions I have
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your honor
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Thank You officer and you have any
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witnesses mr. marks yes my wife Eleanor
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you were with me on the night of the
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ticket yes could you see the yield son
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now it was too dark could you see any
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pedestrians there is no one in the walk
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I have no other questions thank you very
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much
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I'm going to take this under advisement
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let you know my opinion shortly this is
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very important before you go to traffic
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court read your ticket understand what
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the penalty is that you're facing can
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you get supervision can you put on
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probation could you get a small fine
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then ask the judge what it is you want
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and give him or her reason for why
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you're entitled to it
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Chrissie Chico Chrissy Chico Your Honor
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I've been charged with speeding I was
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going 15 miles over in a 30-mile zone
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and I'd like to plead guilty I've never
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had a ticket before I actually received
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this ticket because I was rushing to
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pick my child up from school I'd say you
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please place me on supervision thank you
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miss Chico and thank you for coming to
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court so well-prepared today I was
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looking at your driver records and
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you're someone who's never had a ticket
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before I'm certainly going to take that
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under consideration before I reach my
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judgment you might have received a
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ticket for a violation which you then
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cure let's say a broken taillight or you
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forgot your insurance card it's at home
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bring the insurance card or the receipt
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for the repair of the broken taillight
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show it to the judge Mary Ann Jones Your
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Honor I'm Mary Ann Jones I see you've
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been charged with driving without an
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insurance card and with a broken
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taillight Your Honor I have my insurance
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card and the receipt for my taillight
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repair here with me I'm hoping to get my
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ticket dismissed because I'm now in
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compliance with the law now your driving
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records show that these are your first
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violations in five years and that you
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promptly took care of both of them
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that's something and I will certainly
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take into consideration in making my
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judgement this video is sponsored by the
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Chicago Bar Association and by the
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Illinois judges Association to help you
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be better in court remember be prepared
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be educated make a good impression tell
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the truth and beyond town no telephone
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no drinking court that's for later
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the judge will appreciate it and you'll
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benefit half-hoping court H is for
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honesty oh is for organization P is for
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preparedness and a is for education good luck