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**My son used the strategy I discovered to beat his unfair stop sign ticket.**

Aircraft (Speed Enforcement)

Police Speed Enforcement from Aircraft in Pennsylvania

Alabama Motor Vehicle Code

Arizona Motor Vehicle Code

Can You Cross a Double Yellow Line to Pass a Slow-Moving Vehicle?

Arkansas Motor Vehicle Code

Does a Bicycle Have to Stop at a Stop Sign?

Arrest Without a Warrant

A Traffic Citation is a Courtesy – The Cop Could Arrest and Lock You Up on the Spot.

Automated Speed Enforcement

Bicycles and the Motor Vehicle Code

California Motor Vehicle Code

Colorado Motor Vehicle Code

Connecticut Motor Vehicle Code

Corona Virus

Court Cases – This is such a large category that I moved it to the bottom of this page.

Court Cases (Links to the Actual Blog Posts) – Also moved to bottom of page.

Constitution (U.S. & Pennsylvania)

“Defective” Traffic Ticket

Defective Traffic Ticket Defense? Don’t count on it.

Delaware Motor Vehicle Code

Does a Bicycle Have to Stop at a Stop Sign?

Deterrence (Traffic Tickets)

Do Speeding Tickets Really Deter Speeders and Increase Traffic Safety?

Discovery in Court

Fighting a Traffic Ticket – Discovery or Open Public Records Requests?

DUI

Evidence Rule 902 (Self-Authenticating Evidence)

No, I’m not a f***ing attorney – but I know the law.

Facebook Feedback

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Truck Crashes and Coasting – No Clear Correlation.

Florida Motor Vehicle Code

Georgia Motor Vehicle Code

Google Scholar & Google

Hawaii Motor Vehicle Code

Hearsay

The Hearsay Technicality in Speeding Cases

How My Son Beat a Stop Sign Ticket in Pennsylvania

Idaho Motor Vehicle Code

Does a Bicycle Have to Stop at a Stop Sign?

Illinois Motor Vehicle Code

Indiana Motor Vehicle Code

Challenging a Traffic Ticket – Is it Worth the Fight?

Judges are Funny!

A Bit of Humor from the Bench (“Good” vs. “Bad” Technicalities in the Law)

Judges Rule!

Judges Suck!

Kansas Motor Vehicle Code

The Easiest Way to Beat a Traffic Ticket – Use the Federal MUTCD

Kentucky Motor Vehicle Code

DUI on a Bicycle?

Laser (LIDAR) Speed Enforcement

Do Laser-Blocking License Plate Covers Really Work?

Libertarian Influence

Magisterial Court in Pennsylvania

“Justice” in Traffic Court

Maine Vehicle Code

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Federal)

Michigan Motor Vehicle Code

Coasting Down a Hill is Illegal in Most States (Part Two)

Millennials and Traffic Tickets

Traffic Tickets and Car Color … Not What You Might Think

Minnesota Vehicle Code

Miranda Warning

Cops Would Never Lie in Court … Right?

My Son’s Case in the Court of Common Pleas

National Motorists Association

Handcuffed and Arrested for a Traffic Ticket? You Live and You Learn.

Nevada Motor Vehicle Code

New Hampshire Motor Vehicle Code

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Code

New York & the NY Motor Vehicle Code

North Carolina Motor Vehicle Code

Ohio Motor Vehicle Code

Open Public Records

Ordinance Requirements for Traffic Control Devices

Oregon Motor Vehicle Law

PA Bill 406 (Radar Use by Local Police)

Radar Use by Cops in PA – Money Mills vs. Traffic Safety.

PA Bulletin

PA Rule 454B (Police Officer Doesn’t Have to Appear in Court)

No Right to Face Your Accuser in Traffic Court?

Parking Tickets

Passing Another Vehicle

PennDOT

Pennsylvania Stop Sign Ticket Defense

Police Jurisdiction

Police State

Virginia Driving Laws – You Would Need a Police State to Enforce Some of Them

Police Testimony (and police in general)

Quora Website

A Ticket for Driving Too Many Hours in a Day?

Radar Use for Speed

Racing on Highways

Rules of Criminal Procedure

Passing School Bus Tickets

Seat Belt Tickets

Sheep (Don’t Be One)

Silly Traffic Laws?

Social Justice

Teachers, Traffic Tickets and Victim-less Crimes.

Speeding Tickets

Speed Traps

Stop Signs

Technicalities in the Statutes

Tennessee Motor Vehicle Code

Legislating Proper Behavior During a Traffic Stop?

Texas Motor Vehicle Code

The Pennsylvania Stop Sign Defense Strategy in a Nutshell

The Script – My Detailed Outline for Trial in a Pennsylvania Court

Tinted Windows

Title 75 (Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code)

Traffic Court

Traffic Nazis/Hypocrites

Traffic “Safety” and “Revenue”

Traffic Tickets and Car Color

Traffic Tickets and Car Color … Not What You Might Think

Traffic Tickets in Pennsylvania

Traffic Ticket Websites

Utah Motor Vehicle Code

DUI on a Bicycle?

Vermont Motor Vehicle Code

Victim-Less Crimes

Virginia Motor Vehicle Law

Washington State Vehicle Code

Wisconsin Vehicle Code

The “Road Hog Statute” – A Motor Vehicle Law to Enforce Common Courtesy.

Court Cases (listed by case name)

Anthony v. State, 103 NE 3d 696 – Ind: Court of Appeals 2018 (Excessive trash in your car does not violate the windshield obstruction statute).
Brady v. Maryland (U.S. Supreme Court due process case)
Cady v. Dombrowski, 413 US 433 (U.S. Supreme Court police, the 4th Amendment and and community caretaker)
Cervone v. Reading, 538 A. 2d 16, PA Supreme Court (you can pass on a double yellow line)
Church v. Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc., 492 SW 3d 263 – Tenn: Court of Appeals 2015 (using the MUTCD to beat a ticket)
Clarke v. Holman, 163 SE 2d 783 – NC: Supreme Court 1968 (turn signal ticket)
Commonwealth v. AINA (Ticket for travelling in the left lane)
Com. v. Baslick, 567 A. 2d 671. (Speed enforcement from aircraft)
Commonwealth v. Beamer, Pa: Superior Court 2015 (Private property, police search)
Commonwealth v. Bowers (2015) (Defective traffic tickets are still OK)
Commonwealth v. Boyles, Superior Court (2014). (Police jurisdiction and speeding tickets)
Commonwealth v. Brubaker (Superior Court, 2010) (Tinted windows on cars)
Commonwealth v. Carroll (Superior Court 2007) (You may be guilty of racing on highways if you pass someone and then he passes you)
Commonwealth v. Colbert, 56 Pa. D. & C. 2d 419 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1972 (A traffic citation is a while lot better than arresting on the spot)
Com. v. Kondor, 651 A. 2d 1135 (1994) (speeding tickets)
Commonwealth v. COURTLEY, Pa: Superior Court 2017 (Parking ticket case – Common Pleas Judge improperly found defendant not guilty)
Commonwealth v. Culver, Pa: Superior Court 2017 (de minimis infraction)
Commonwealth v. Dashiell, 45 Pa. D. & C. 3d 301 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1986 (Interesting technicality introduced into a racing on highways charge – speed does not have to be on the citation)
Commonwealth v. DePasquale (1985) (Opinion explains why only PA State Police can use radar)
Com. v. Dougherty, 679 A. 2d 779 – Pa: Superior Court 1996 (Private citizen “issues” a stop sign ticket, and hearsay).
Commonwealth v. Doyle, Pa: Superior Court 2013 (Cop’s testimony not credible)
Com. v. Frye, 516 A. 2d 38 (Citation does not have to indicate speed for racing on highways charge)
Commonwealth v. Gauhs, 50 Pa. D. & C. 3d 583 1988 (Speed Trap on private property)
Commonwealth v. Gilbert, 36 Pa. D. & C. 3d 100 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1984. (Interesting technicality in a speed case – challenge odometer)
Com. v. Gleason, 785 A. 2d 983 – Pa: Supreme Court 2001 (de minimis infraction)
Commonwealth v. HYDOCK, Pa: Superior Court 2020 (use of turn signal when turning is required)
Com. v. Ibrahim, 127 A. 3d 819 – Pa: Superior Court 2015 (de minimis infraction)
Commonwealth v. Karash , Superior Court (2016) (Police officer can amend the citation before trial)
Commonwealth v. Karash, 175 A. 3d 306 (2017) (State has to prove that there was no one directing traffic at a stop sign).
Commonwealth v. Kingsley, Pa: Superior Court 2018 (de minimis infraction)
Com. v. Kondor, 651 A. 2d 1135 (1994) (Condescending Asshole Judge says that people cannot be trusted to monitor their own speed).
Com. V. Heberling, 678 A. 2d 794 – Pa: Superior Court 1996 (driving at an unsafe speed)
Commonwealth v. Heenan, No. 1595-1981, Common Pleas Court of Schuylkill County (Ordinance is needed for traffic-control devices)
Commonwealth v. Herdman (Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1981) (Discusses why local cops are not allowed to used radar in PA)
Com. v. Holmes, 14 A. 3d 89 – Pa: Supreme Court 2011 (Items hanging from rear view mirror allowed)
Commonwealth v. HYDOCK, Pa: Superior Court 2020 (turn signal ticket)
Com. v. Jannenga, 483 A. 2d 963 (1984) (Statute of limitations for traffic tickets)
Commonwealth v. Jauregui, Pa: Superior Court 2017 (Example of how judges believe the cops no matter what).
Commonwealth v. King, 2018 PA Super 239 (eluding police, unmarked police vehicle)
Commonwealth v. LaPaglia, 22 Pa. D. & C. 3d 28 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas (Speed enforcement from aircraft, hearsay)
Com. v. Martorano, 563 A. 2d 1229 – Pa: Supreme Court 1989 (Cop’s personal testimony not enough to convict for speeding)
Com. v. Merchant, 560 A. 2d 795 – Pa: Supreme Court 1989 (Restricts police officers when they are out of their jurisdiction)
Commonwealth. v. Monosky, 520 A. 2d 1192 – Pa: Supreme Court 1987 (Driving at an unsafe speed)
Com. v. Morris, 407 A. 2d 1350 – Pa: Superior Court 1979 (Speed must be on citation for racing on highways charge)
Com. v. Owens, 629 A. 2d 150 – Pa: Superior Court 1993 (Cop didn’t let driver see the radar reading – possible violation of due process)
Commonwealth v. Pearson, Pa: Superior Court 2017 (de minimis infraction)
Commonwealth v. Pitzer, Pa: Superior Court 2017 (de minimis infraction)
Commonwealth v. Richards, Pa: Superior Court 2017 (Passing a car in the left lane)
Commonwealth v. Schlegel, 577 Pa. 321, 845 A.2d 759 (2004) (Passing a school bus with flashing yellow lights).
Commonwealth v. Sheridan, Pa: Superior Court 2015 (de minimis infraction)
Commonwealth v. Slattery, 139 A.3d 221, 225 n.8 (Pa. Super. 2016) (Passing a car in the left lane, you don’t have to signal 100 feet in advance to change lanes)
Commonwealth v. Smith, Pa: Superior Court 2016 (Speeding ticket on a bicycle).
Commonwealth v. Sorkin, 15 Pa. D. & C. 3d 631 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1980 (Appellant challenged the tape measure in a speeding case)
Commonwealth v. Strausser, 18 Pa. D. & C. 4th 517 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1993 (driving at an unsafe speed)
Commonwealth v. Swanger, 453 Pa. 107, 307 A.2d 875 (1973) (Interest of individual outweighs government)
Com. v. Vishneski, 552 A. 2d 297 – Pa: Supreme Court 1989 (driving at an unsafe speed)
Commonwealth v. Walker, 5 Pa. D. & C. 4th 631 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1990 (driving at an unsafe speed)
Commonwealth v. Ward (PA Supreme Court, 1990) (You may have “raced on the highways” without even knowing it)
Commonwealth v. Watley, Pa: Superior Court 2017 (Driving too slow)
Commonwealth v. Weston, 3 Pa. D. & C. 4th 411 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1989 (Cop must be in uniform to issue traffic ticket)
Commonwealth v. Williams, 41 Pa. D. & C. 2d 516 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1966: (de minimis infraction)
Com. v. Whitmyer, 668 A. 2d 1113, PA Supreme Court (no passing zones must be posted)
Com. v. Wituszynski, 784 A. 2d 1284 – Pa: Supreme Court 2001 (using the shoulder of the road to pass a turning car)
Commonwealth v. Yoder, PA Superior Court 2018 (careless driving)
Commonwealth v. Yorty, 11 Pa. D. & C. 3d 206 (no passing zones must be posted)
Cooley v. Baker, 58 SE 2d 115 – NC: Supreme Court 1950 (turn signal ticket)
Delaware v. Prouse, 440 U.S. 648, 662, 99 S.Ct. 1391, 1400-1401, 59 L.Ed.2d 660, 673 (1979) (Right to Privacy in Automobile)
DOWNEY REAL ESTATE HOLDING, LLC v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (double white line can’t be crossed)
Ford v. State, 158 SW 3d 488 – Tex: Court of Criminal Appeals 2005 (car following too closely)
Hester v. United States (4th Amendment, search)
Hindle v. Commonwealth, Pa: Commonwealth Court 2012 (using shoulder to pass a turning car)
HYMES LICENSE, 32 Pa. D. & C. 2d 161 – Pa: Court of Common Pleas 1963 (hearsay)
In re Harrington, 877A. 2d 570 – 2005 (Pittsburgh, PA judge put fake parking tickets on car to avoid fines)
In re Marraccini, 908 A. 2d 377 – 2006 (Judge disciplined because he threw out traffic ticket cases with no witness)
Joyner v. Anderson Columbia, Co., Inc., 988 So. 2d 60 – Fla: Dist. Court of Appeals, 1st Dist. 2008 (stop sign not in proper position can’t be enforced)
Kaylor v. Rankin, OH, 2005 (you can curse at a cop)
Knox v. Hetrick, 2009 Ohio 1359 – Ohio: Court of Appeals, 8th Appellate Dist. 2009 (you can curse at a cop)
Oliver v. United States, 466 U.S. 170, 180 (1984) (4th Amendment, search)
Painesville v. Kincaid, 57 NE 3d 152 – Ohio: Court of Appeals, 11th Appellate Dist. 2015 (Ohio – An improperly installed stop sign – too short – is not enforceable)
Pennsylvania v. Moses, 350 Pa. Superior Ct. 231, 504 A.2d 330 (1986) (de minimis infraction)
People v. Anand, 2019 NY Slip Op 51875 – NY: Appellate Term, 2nd Dept. 2019 (car following too closely)
People v. Arias, 159 P.3d 134, 138-39 (Colo.2007) (windshield obstruction)
People v. Bernstein, 2019 NY Slip Op 50725 – NY: Appellate Term, 2nd Dept. 2019. (unreasonable use of car horn)
People v. Bookman, 131 AD 3d 1258 – NY: Appellate Div., 2nd Dept. 2015 (windshield obstruction)
People v. Brahms, 192 Misc. 2d 357 – NY: Appellate Term, 2nd Dept. 2002 (sign not in proper position can’t be enforced)
People v. Burnett, 2019 CO 2 – Colo: Supreme Court 2019 (Signaling for a lane change as opposed to turning)
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 – Ill: Appellate Court, 1st Dist., 2nd Div. 2019 (police lying in court – “testilying”)
People v. Cole, 369 Ill.App.3d 960, 969, 314 Ill.Dec. 171, 874 N.E.2d 81 (windshield obstruction)
People v. Cooper, 112 Misc. 2d 277 – NY: Village Justice Court 1981 (dismissal of charge if traffic control device not shown to exist)
People v. GBADEBO, 2016 NY Slip Op 50200 (NY – traffic control signs have to be shown to actually exist)
People v. James, 17 Misc. 3d 623 – NY: City Court, Criminal Court 2007 (you must signal before turning or changing lanes)
People v. Lampman, 55 Misc. 3d 628 – NY: City Court 2017 (NY – police officer testimony on speeding OK to convict)
People v. Olsen, 22 NY 2d 230 (NY – police officer testimony on speeding OK to convict).
People v. Rogan, 111 Misc. 2d 493 – NY: Village Justice Court 1981 (illegal to pass on the right)
People v. Saleh, 2018 NY Slip Op 50473 – NY: Appellate Term, 2nd Dept. 2018 (NY – police officer testimony on speeding OK to convict)
People v. Shea, 144 Misc. 2d 981 – NY: Appellate Term, 2nd Dept. 1989 (Illegal to pass on the right)
People v. Velazquez, 2019 NY Slip Op 29166 – NY: City Court, Criminal Court 2019 (unreasonable use of car horn)
People v. White, 107 Cal.App.4th 636, 642, 132 Cal.Rptr.2d 371 (2003) (windshield obstruction)
Pierson v. State, 824 SE 2d 657 – Ga: Court of Appeals 2019 (Cop assaulted a woman at speed stop)
Rodriguez v. US, 135 S. Ct. 1609 (length of traffic stop)
Rahman v. Falls Township, 212 (Speed limit reverts to 55 if no sign to the contrary)
Scurfield Coal, Inc. v. Com., 582 A. 2d 694 – Pa: Commonwealth Court 1990 (de minimis infraction)
State v. Barrow, 975 A. 2d 539 – NJ: Appellate Div. 2009 (windshield obstruction/items hanging from rear view mirror)
State v. Brackin, NJ: Appellate Div. 2011 (delaying traffic statute)
State v. CHUCTA, NJ: Appellate Div (failure to yield to emergency vehicle)
State v. Cryan, 727 A. 2d 93 – NJ: Appellate Div. 1999 (community caretaker rule)
State v. Cyrus, 1 A. 3d 59 – Conn: Supreme Court 2010 (windshield obstruction)
State v. Dunbar, 2017 (length of traffic stop)
State v. Hill, 557 A. 2d 322 – NJ: Supreme Court 1989 (community caretaker rule)
State v. Hooker, NC: Court of Appeals 2017 (turn signal ticket)
State v. Ivey, 360 N.C. 562, 633 S.E.2d 459, 461 (2006) (turn signal ticket)
State v. LING-YI JU, NH: Supreme Court 2019 (Judge discretion in traffic court)
State v. Martinez, NM: Court of Appeals 2019 (using the MUTCD to beat a ticket)
State v. Mays, 119 Ohio St. 3d 406 – Ohio: Supreme Court 2008 (fog line defined)
State v. McRae, 691 SE 2d 56 – NC: Court of Appeals 2010 (turn signal ticket)
State v. Miller, 2019 UT App 18 – Utah: Court of Appeals 2019 (length of traffic stop)
State v. Montgomery, NJ: Appellate Div. 2009 (community caretaker)
State v. Patfol, Inc., 184 A. 2d 433 – NJ: Appellate Div. 1962 (delaying traffic)
State v. Styles, 665 SE 2d 438 – NC: Supreme Court 2008 (turn signal ticket)
State v. Thompson, NJ: Appellate Div. 2017 (windshield obstruction)
State v. Turner, 2019 Ohio 3950 – Ohio: Court of Appeals, 12th Appellate Dist. 2019 (crossing fog line and using the MUTCD)
State v. Wellman, 173 Ohio App. 3d 494 – Ohio: Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate Dist. 2007 (you can curse at a cop)
Strickland v. State, Ga: Court of Appeals 2019 (car following too closely)
Washington v. DeArman, 54 Wash.App. 621, 774 P.2d 1247, 1249-50 (4th Amendment and community caretaker function of police)

Court Cases (by blog post name)

A Judge’s Discretion in Traffic Court (State v. Ling-Yi Ju, NH Supreme Court, 2019).
A Short Stop Sign Cannot Be Enforced (NY People v Brahms, 2002, FL Jouynor v. Anderson Columbia, 2008)
A Ticket for Driving Too Closely? A Potential Defense. (Ford v. State, TX 2005, People v. Anand, NY, 2019, Strickland v. State, GA, 2019)
A Ticket for “Inconsiderate” Driving? (PA Commonwealth v. Yoder, Superior Court 2018)
A Traffic Ticket for Traveling in the Left Lane? (Commonwealth v. AINA).
A Police Officer Must be in Uniform to Issue a Speeding Ticket … in PA, at Least … (Commonwealth v. Weston, 1989)
Are Speed Trap Allowed on Private Property? (Commonwealth v. Gauhs, Commonwealth v. Beamer, Oliver v. United States, Hester v. United States)
Are Vehicle Inspections Necessary? (Com v. Kondor, PA 1994)
A Traffic Ticket for Hanging an Air-Freshener Off Your Rear-View Mirror? (Com v. Holmes, PA & State v. Barrow, NJ)
Beating a Stop Sign Ticket in Ohio – A Technicality in the Law that Works (Painesville v. Kincaid, 2015)
Beating a Speeding Ticket Based on a Technicality in the Law (Commonwealth v. Boyles, 2014)
Beating a Speeding Ticket in PA – You may be able to use this interesting technicality to win your case. (Rahman v. Falls Township)
Beating a Traffic Ticket – Lane Change Technicality (People v. James, NY 2007, Com v. Slattery, PA Superior Court, People v. Burnett, CO Supreme Court 2019)
Beating a Traffic Ticket in New York – Using the law to defeat the law. (People v. Cooper NY, 1981, People v. Gbadebo NY, 2016, People v. Chittenden NY, 2016)
Beating a Traffic Ticket Using MUTCD – The Fog Line “Technicality” (State v. Turner, Ohio, 2019, State v. Mays, Ohio Supreme Court, 2008)
Can a Cop Pull You Over for Cursing? (Ohio – State v. Wellman, 2007, Kaylor v. Rankin, 2005, Knox v. Hetrick, 2009)
Can a police officer without a hat give you a ticket – or is he officially out of uniform? (Commonwealth v. Weston, Court of Common Pleas, 1989)
Challenging a Traffic Ticket – Is it Worth the Fight? (Anthony v. State, Indiana Court of Appeals, 2018)
Crossing a Solid White Line on a Highway – Is it Legal? (Downey Real Estate Holding v. Los Angeles)
Cops Can Get It Wrong – More Incorrect Traffic Advice from The Internet (People v. Shea, NY, 1989, People v. Rogan, NY, 1981,
Cops Would Never Lie in Court … Right? (Commonwealth v. Doyle, 2016)
DA Chastised by Judge in Parking Ticket Case (Commonwealth v. Courtley, 2017)
Does a Speeding Ticket Have to Indicate Your Speed? (Com v. Morris, PA, 1979, Com v. Dashielle, 1986, Com v. Frye, 1986).
Don’t Count on This Technicality – The Cop Can Amend the Citation (Commonwealth v. Karash, 2016)
Flirt with a Cop to Get Out of a Ticket? It Could Backfire. (Pierson v. State, Georgia, 2019)
How long do you have to signal before you can change lanes on a highway? (People v. James, NY & Com. V. Slattery, PA)
How to Effectively Challenge a Speeding Ticket. (Com v. Monosky, PA Supreme Court, 1987, Com v. Vishneski, PA Superior Court, 1989, Commonwealth v. Walker, PA Court of Common Pleas, 1990, Commonwealth v. Strausser, PA Court of Common Pleas, 1993, Com. V. Heberling, PA Superior Court, 1996
Is Failing to Signal When Turning Always a Violation of the Law? (Commonwealth v. Culver, Commonwealth v. Gleason, Commonwealth v. Whitmyer, Commonwealth v. Battaglia)
No Passing Zones – A Technicality to Beat Your Ticket (Commonwealth v. Yorty, Common Pleas 1979, Cervone v. Reading, PA Supreme Court 1988, Com v. Whitmyer, PA Supreme Court, 1995)
Now This Would Be a Silly Ticket … (Commonwealth v. Hydock, PA Superior Court, 2020 and various decisions from other states related to use of turn signal)
NY vs. PA – Police Officer’s Testimony About Speed (Commonwealth v. Martorano, 1989, People v. Olsen, 1968, People v. Lampman, 2017, People v. Saleh, 2018)
Obstructed Windshield Ticket? Police Have the Burden of Proof. (State v. Barrow, NJ, 2009, State v. Thompson, NJ, 2017, People v. Bookman, NY 2015, Stave v. Cyrus, CT, 2010, People v. White, CA, 2003, People v. Arias, CO, 2007, People v. Cole, IL)
Passing a Car in the Left Lane – An Important Clarification and Update. (Commonwealth v. Richards, Superior Court , 2017, Commonwealth v. Slattery, Superior Court, 2016)
Police Speed Enforcement from Aircraft in Pennsylvania (Commonwealth v. LaPaglia, Court of Common Pleas, 1981, Commonwealth v. Baslic, Supreme Court, 1989)
Pro Se Defendants and Impatient Judges (State v. Chucta, NJ Appellate 2011)
Statute of Limitations for Traffic Tickets in Pennsylvania (Commonwealth v. Jannenga, Supreme Court 1984)
Stopped Too Long at a Stop Sign? You Might Just Get Pulled Over. (Cady v. Dombrowski US Supreme Court 1973, Washington v. DeArman WA 1989)
“Testilying” – How Cops Routinely Lie in the Courtroom (People v. Campbell, IL, 2019)
The Police as “Community Caretakers” (Community Caretaker Rule)
The De Minimis “Technicality” in Traffic Ticket Cases. (Commonwealth v. Gleason, PA Supreme Court, 2001, Commonwealth v. Kinglsey, PA Superior Court, 2018, Commonwealth v. Culver, PA Superior Court, 2017, Commonwealth v. Pitzer, PA Superior Court, 2017, Commonwealth v. Sheridan, PA Superior Court, 2015, Commonwealth v. Williams, PA Court of Common Pleas, 1966, Commonwealth v. Pearson, PA Superior Court, 2016, Com v. Ibrahim, PA Superior Court, 2015, Scurfield Coal, Inc. v. Com, PA Commonwealth Court, 1990, Pennsylvania v. Moses, PA Superior Court, 1986)
The Hearsay Technicality in Speeding Cases (Commonwealth v. Dougherty, Pa Superior Court, 1996, Commonwealth v. Lapaglia, Court of Common Pleas, Hymes License, Court of Common Pleas)
The Motor Vehicle Statute That Trumps Them All. (State v. Martinez NM 2019, Church v. Blalock TN 2015)
The “Traffic Law Nazis” vs. The Reasonable Driver (Commonwealth v. DePasquale 1985)
Ticket for delaying traffic? Here is a way to beat it. (State v. Brackin, NJ 2011, State v. Patfol, NJ 1962)
Turn Signal Tickets – Pennsylvania vs. North Carolina (Commonwealth v. Hydock, Superior Court 2020, State v. Ivey, NC SC 2006, State v. Styles NC SC 2008, State v. Hooker NC Appeals 2017, State v. McRae NC Appeals 2010, Clark v. Holman NC SC 1968, Cooley v. Baker NC SC 1950)
Unmarked Police Car? You may not be required to pull over. (Commonwealth v. King, PA Superior Court 2018).
Unreasonable Use of Your Car Horn? (People v. Bernstein, NY 2019, People v. Velasquez, NY 2019)
Using “Case Law Technicalities” to Beat Traffic Tickets (Commonwealth v. Karash 2017)
Using Google Scholar to Challenge a Speeding Ticket. (Commonwealth v. Strasser, Commonwealth v. Walker)
Using the Shoulder to Pass a Car Turning Left. Is it Legal? (Com v. Wituszynski, PA Supreme Court, 2001 & Hindle v. Commonwealth, Commonwealth Court, 2012)
Virginia Driving Laws – You Would Need a Police State to Enforce Some of Them (People v. Gbadebo, 2016)
Want to Beat a Parking Ticket? You Might Not Want to Try This … (In re Harrington, PA Court of Judicial Discipline)
When Does the Length of a Traffic Stop Become Excessive? (State v. Miller, Utah 2019, Rodriguez v. US 2015, State v. Dunbar 2017, etc.)

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