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I decided to attend a night traffic court session at the Ventura Courthouse. The cases ranged from seat belt violations to reckless driving. Most of the defendants appeared before the court to request more time to pay the fines associated with the tickets. I was surprised to see that very few of the people in the courthouse were pleading not guilty. Only one person showed up to defend a case with legal help from an attorney of some sort.
The first person to claim not guilty was charged with speeding. I tried to get as many of the details of the case as possible. The facts of the case were as follows: While driving on Bogus Avenue, the defendant was stopped by an Officer and was charged with violating CVC 22350. The charge was driving 40mph in a 25mph zone based on laser evidence. The defendant stated he believed he was driving approximately 35 mph at the time of the stop.
The defendant quoted the Basic Speed Law, CVC 22350, "No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a......

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