Thursday, August 11, 2011

Pro tips

It is not Annise Parker's fault that you got a traffic ticket in the City of Pearland. [True story: someone made this assertion to one of the clerks at the window.]

If the prosecutor offers you a deferred, please take it.

Taking a case to trial in municipal court will almost always end up more expensive than taking the prosecutor's offer. (ESPECIALLY if you hire an attorney.)

Just because other people were speeding, it does not absolve you from your driving 20 mph over the speed limit.

Before you accuse an officer of profiling, it might be a good idea to make sure he or she isn't the same race as you are.