Rating: 
Summary: Good Book, but Stay Realistic About your Chances
Review: This book gives an excellent overview of the law and of the procedures that apply in traffic cases. It gives a pretty good assessment of what your chances are in each situation and advises you in your legal strategy. However, I recommend that you also attend a session of traffic court to see the system in operation for yourself. Doing that, I noticed that: 1) Not all officers showed up, but those that did were very well prepared and articulate.
2) Expect both the officer and the judge to know this book as well or better as you do.
3) The judge was willing to give some leeway on the fine amounts, but none on questions of guilt.
4) Even if you win, you'll probably have spent a lot more time fighting your case than you saved with speeding in the first place. This does not detract from the fact that this is a very useful book. Recommended.
Rating: 
Summary: Realistic and Empowering
Review: This is a very time consuming process. However, I have been burned so many times by overzealous cops, as at the time I was only able to afford older used cars that were cop magnets. I decided enough is enough, and I decided to fight back, and I never regretted the effort. After you go through the process once, you can use similar techniques with ease. The book is very straightforward and no nonsense. You can get an honest sense of where your case stands. It has example forms and good legal claims you can utilize to assert your rights. Some of the most useful information is the social aspect of the court, police, and citizens, which gives one insights into how to go about your case. It is fairly honest, and let's you know when you need to get a lawyer, and how to successfully utilize a lawyer's skills effectively (to save time and money when needed). As words of advice from a personal perspective, many courts will not permit you to win, despite that you have all your research and can prove without a doubt. This book alludes to that. Despite this, there are many ways you can arrange for your case to be dismissed, by doing a discovery, having reasonable motions denied setting your case up for an appeal, or by having your case exceed 45 days and not waiving your rights to a speedy trial. For example of this, here is my scenario that would not have happened without this book: In my case (San Mateo County), the judge ignored my pre-trial pleas and stated, "I'll decide what you can to in MYYY COURT!!!" This only infuriated me further, and made me study this book in greater detail. Before my court day, I prepared a peremptory challenge to disqualify the judge, just in case I had her again. Sure enough, this infamous pre-trail was my case judge. When my case came up, the cop proceeded to ramble his story, and she did not let me speak. I handed her my legally typed document (that I retyped from an example in the book), and with a snooty remark she asked why I did tell her about this before. She re-assigned the case to another date with another judge. On that date, I made a motion to dismiss my case for failure for a speedy trial - previously I had filed a legal document for my motion with the clerk (using example documents in the book). I did this just in case the judge would try to pull a fast one on me, as this is not uncommon in some counties. Reviewing past court hearings, the judge found I never waived my right to a speedy trial and dismissed the case. The cop was dumbfounded and wondered what happened. I was pleased because I got my money back and dragged the cop out to the court twice. However, despite my exhilaration that I got from winning, I also know how the process works, and I can fight similar cases without any significant loss of time. I highly recommend this book. One should go through this process at least once, as it can save you a lot of money, and also let you know honestly where you stand, and how you can plausibly win a case. Consider standing up for your rights and not sheepishly giving money to our broken system. This book will empower you.
Rating:
Summary: Realistic and Empowering
Review: This is a very time consuming process. However, I have been burned so many times by overzealous cops, as at the time I was only able to afford older used cars that were cop magnets. I decided enough is enough, and I decided to fight back, and I never regretted the effort. After you go through the process once, you can use similar techniques with ease. The book is very straightforward and no nonsense. You can get an honest sense of where your case stands. It has example forms and good legal claims you can utilize to assert your rights. Some of the most useful information is the social aspect of the court, police, and citizens, which gives one insights into how to go about your case. It is fairly honest, and let's you know when you need to get a lawyer, and how to successfully utilize a lawyer's skills effectively (to save time and money when needed). As words of advice from a personal perspective, many courts will not permit you to win, despite that you have all your research and can prove without a doubt. This book alludes to that. Despite this, there are many ways you can arrange for your case to be dismissed, by doing a discovery, having reasonable motions denied setting your case up for an appeal, or by having your case exceed 45 days and not waiving your rights to a speedy trial. For example of this, here is my scenario that would not have happened without this book: In my case (San Mateo County), the judge ignored my pre-trial pleas and stated, "I'll decide what you can to in MYYY COURT!!!" This only infuriated me further, and made me study this book in greater detail. Before my court day, I prepared a peremptory challenge to disqualify the judge, just in case I had her again. Sure enough, this infamous pre-trail was my case judge. When my case came up, the cop proceeded to ramble his story, and she did not let me speak. I handed her my legally typed document (that I retyped from an example in the book), and with a snooty remark she asked why I did tell her about this before. She re-assigned the case to another date with another judge. On that date, I made a motion to dismiss my case for failure for a speedy trial - previously I had filed a legal document for my motion with the clerk (using example documents in the book). I did this just in case the judge would try to pull a fast one on me, as this is not uncommon in some counties. Reviewing past court hearings, the judge found I never waived my right to a speedy trial and dismissed the case. The cop was dumbfounded and wondered what happened. I was pleased because I got my money back and dragged the cop out to the court twice. However, despite my exhilaration that I got from winning, I also know how the process works, and I can fight similar cases without any significant loss of time. I highly recommend this book. One should go through this process at least once, as it can save you a lot of money, and also let you know honestly where you stand, and how you can plausibly win a case. Consider standing up for your rights and not sheepishly giving money to our broken system. This book will empower you.
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