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Old July 7th 04, 02:30 AM
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* 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.


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> 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
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