I just thought I’d share a little experience I had in court back
in June of this year.  I live in NY, and I went to court to battle 2
tickets.  One ticket was for not wearing a seatbelt and the other was for
not signaling when changing lanes (several times @ high speeds).  Well,
jsut a little on why I was at court.  One day, I was trying to get my
friend to work, and unfortunatly, a cop nailed me for changing lanes 5
times, without signaling, at about 5-10 mph over the limit around a 30mph
zone.  Anyway, he pulled me over, and I had already taken my seatbelt off
(dumb move) so he got me for that also.  Anyway, I pleaded not guilty to
both, went to court, changed my plea on the lane change to guilty since I
was nailed for that, and kept my plea as innocent for the seat belt
because I really did have it on.  Trust me, by the way I was driving, no
way I could control the car as I did without wearing a seatbelt.  So, I
got the seatbelt thrown out.  Here’s the funny story…

        While waiting for my turn to come, this guy comes up to protest a
speeding ticket that he recieved.  The cop that was handling him had
handled about an hours worth of cases straight that morning already.  So,
the guy comes up.  Turns out this guy has 4 previous speeding tickets and
he drives a jaguar.  So, the cop is explaing how he was able to give this
guy a ticket.  So, after the cop explains whats what, this guy, around
45-50 years old, starts asking questions like this, and the judge responds
to each one of them…

Man: "Are you sure the radar machine was operating properly?"
Officer: "Yes."

Man: "How do you know this?  How often is it calibrated?"
Officer: "Twice a year."

Man: "Are you SURE it was calibrated?"
Judge: "Sir…he said it was."

Man: "Officer, how long had you been on the job that day?"
Judje: "Irrelevant."

Man: "Officer, how many tickets had you already given out that day?"
Judge: "Irrelevant!… Next question."

Man: "Are you absolutly sure that the radar machine was accurate?"
Judge: "Sir, I think that was your last question."

Then, the judge got really pissed and saw that the guy had 4 speeding
convictions, all for 79+ – 2 of them 90+.  The judge explained to the guy
that he didn’t know what he did for a leaving, but if he would get one
more ticket, he wouldn’t be driving to work anymore.

I couldn’t stop laughing while I"m nervously waiting for my turn.  This
guy asked the most rediculous questions I’ve ever seen.  I’ve left out
some because a few of them dealt with a mop in the car that was
obstructing someone’s view and you just had to be there for that because
it would be too much for me to type.

-Jeff