"SINNER" > wrote in message
...
> * Chuck wrote in dfw.forsale:
>
> > "OCSDFW" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> I paid $50 for a lawyer, took 8 months to go to court, lawyer should
up, I
> >> was one of 5 people she was defending that day for the same problem.
> > Waited
> >> in court for an hour before my case came up. Cop did not show, ticket
was
> >> dismissed. Over and done with. $50 dollars verse a $180 ticket. No
> >> probation, deferred, or fine.
>
> ><snip>
>
> > But, if the officer would have showed up, what would the lawyer have
done?
> > Chances are, he would ask for deferred adjudication. In that case, you
would
> > had to pay the fines, PLUS the $50 or whatever the lawyer charges. It's
a
> > gamble. I quit using lawyers and do the same thing that they do, without
> > paying their fees...
>
>
> I just quit speeding, its cheeper
But it would take an extra 45 seconds to get home from work if I didn't
speed!
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